The last outpost is a 1935 american adventure film directed by charles barton and louis j. An interesting picture which adds steam to the argument that there should only be one director in charge of a film. Cary grant, gertrude michael, claude rains action, adventure, romance. The last outpost 1935 is an action, adventure movie starring cary grant and gertrude michael. The scattered story relies on the same romantic triangle just seen in devil and the deep and pays off with the ancient cliche of rivals oneupping each other with noble gestures. The film stars cary grant, claude rains, gertrude michael, kathleen burke, colin tapley, margaret swope and billy bevan. With ronald reagan, rhonda fleming, bruce bennett, bill williams. As the two men make their way to safety across treacherous mountain terrain, andrews suspects stevenson of being an enemy spy and is wounded during a confrontation with him. The cariboo trail randolph scott, western movie, 1950, english full length western film duration. The last outpost 1935 letterboxd your life in film. When she discovers that the mans current girlfriend is actually part of a scheme to swindle him out of some mineral rights he owns, she devises a plot to save him and expose the con artists. A fake musichall clairvoyant meets a woman, and suddenly his predictions seem to come true. The last outpost is a film directed by charles barton, louis j. Advertised by paramount as another lives of the bengal lancers, the last outpost actually has more in common with two rko releases, friends and lovers and the lost.
The last outpost is a weak adventure that does little for the fine actors involved, in particular wasting the talents of claude rains. Gasnier and written by charles brackett, frank partos and philip. The film has british soldiers michael andrews cary grant. List of all cary grant movies including most successful and top grossing as well as worst films. As the two men make their way to safety across treacherous mountain terrain.
It may be hard to imagine a boring movie starring claude rains and cary grant, but the last outpost succeeds. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. A gaming community playing rpgx, minecraft, space engineers, star trek online and more. The last outpost stars a young cary grant in addition to the now visible man claude rains, with. Filming locations revealed for bbc drama set in the yemeni city of aden the last post is set in the yemeni city of aden in the 60s.
Mutiny on the bounty won the academy award for outstanding picture at the 8th academy awards, presented on march 5, 1936. It was a riveting story of what is coming next, filled with the full emotional range from the feeling of hope, to total sadness. Including his feature film debut, this is the night, as well as several precode dramas and comedies plus 5 films never before available to own, cary grant. Filming locations revealed for bbc drama set in the yemeni city of aden the last post is set in the yemeni city of aden in the 60s but the series was filmed. I thought the first and last part were decent but the middle descended into soap opera. Supplied inside a plastic wallet on a printed dvd as shown above. The last outpost 1935 ganzer film german online anschauen. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. May 19, 2015 this pin was discovered by vassiliki tomaras. The film has british soldiers michael andrews cary grant having his life saved by john stevenson claude rains.
During ww1, the destinies of british officers michael andrews and john stevenson seem intertwined on the battle front as much as on a more personal level. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. No matter what the billboards may say, it is not another bengal lancers, but it is a wellmade, if somewhat familiar, melodrama for all that. The last outpost 1935 charles barton, louis gasnier. After being captured by a group of kurds, andrews is saved by a british agent named john. Cary grant full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Rise of the spetnaz, we discover the horrifying origins of these supernatural soldiers and see them in ferocious gladiatorial battle against the most ruthless and notorious of all military special forces. With claude rains, fay wray, mary clare, ben field. During ww1, the destinies of british officers michael andrews and john stevenson seem intertwined on the battle front as. Oct 20, 2015 the last outpost did not have the same passion and oomph as the last plague did. Full cast and crew release dates official sites company credits.
The film was released on october 11, 1935, by paramount pictures. The last outpost 1935 dvd film cary grant, gertrude. Gertrude michael in the last outpost 1935 cary grant and gertrude michael in the last outpost 1935 the last outpost 1935. He was originally considered for klataau in the day the earth stood still 1951. Slipping slowly back to the glory days before sound, but weve still got bride of frankenstein, the 39 steps, top hat and mutiny on the bounty in here. The fighting at the start of the film takes place in a country bordering india. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Gasnier on allmovie advertised by paramount as another lives of the. This dvd can be played on a dvdbluray player or pc.
The vault collection, dvd, boxed set, snap case, dramaclassics, comedyclassic, 025192351150. The story is a bit dark and could have been darker. The last outpost, which opened yesterday at the paramount theatre, carries on the cinemas investigation of the white mans burden in the sudan. This channel is mostly about gaming but also contains videos from retro. May 06, 2016 the cariboo trail randolph scott, western movie, 1950, english full length western film duration. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Meilleurs films complets a laffiche, online et gratuits. In the third installment of the hit nazi zombie action horror movie, outpost. While michael is sent to a hospital after being wounded, john goes back and continues the war efforts. The last outpost 1935 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its poster insists that the last outpost is the grandest adventure picture ever filmed. Set in the backwaters of the first world war, cary grant is the british armoured car officer saved from a kurdish firing squad by claude rains secret agent only to fall for the nurse who tends his wounds on his return gertrude michael who naturally turns out to be. In the last outpost 1935, cary grant plays michael andrews, a british prisoner of war is who rescued from a firing squad by his mysterious cellmate john stevenson claude rains.
The vault collection is a rare look at the origins of a man who once famously remarked everyone wants to be cary grant. Advertised by paramount as another lives of the bengal lancers, the last outpost actually has more in common with two rko releases, friends and lovers and the lost patrol. Despite their fighting on opposite sides during the civil war, brothers vance and jeb britton have to set their differences aside in order to survive an indian attack. The last outpost 1935 out of 4 entertaining mix of action and romance set during wwi. If youre looking for a world war i film to watch, you can do a lot better than this mediocre programmer.
The last outpost 1935 directed by charles barton, louis j. Considering the film was made in 1935, considering cary grant was just finding his footing as a leading man, and considering the love story was less than satisfying, i give the last outpost four stars, on the strength of claude rains acting alone. World war i is raging and british officer michael andrews cary grant is fighting on the eastern front. The last outpost lacked that feeling that plague had to keep me glued to my seat.
The american film institute issued a list of its 50 greatest screen legends, 25 each of male and female. See the full list of the last outpost cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The last outpost did not have the same passion and oomph as the last plague did. The last outpost is plagued with a pair of directors. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Gasnier and written by charles brackett, frank partos and philip macdonald. The career of claude rains is often, and unfairly, overshadowed by the careers of the everpopular karloff, lugosi, chaney and rathbone, but few can dispute that he was truly one of the worlds foremost character actors. Foster, set in the american civil war with brothers on opposite sides. The last outpost 1935 dvd film cary grant, gertrude michael. A bitter and depressed rains goes crazy but not crazy enough to be interesting. Hes tough in this film, rough and tumble and at times very cagey and clever. He wanted to accept it, but had to decline because of a prior commitment on broadway. William claude rains november 10, 1889 clapham, london, england, uk.