The Last Train from Madrid

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The Last Train from Madrid
Elsie Fox
Produced byGeorge M. Arthur
StarringDorothy Lamour
Lew Ayres
Gilbert Roland
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Edited byEverett Douglas
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
November 6, 1937
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Last Train from Madrid is a 1937 American

Hollywood films made about the war.[2]

Plot

The plot revolves around the story of seven peoples' lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. The film is set during one day, a train leaving from Madrid to Valencia being bound to leave at midnight, allowing the protagonists, including prisoners who agreed to fight in exchange for their release, to escape the city under intense bombing.

Cast

Production

In 1936, it was reported that Paramount had acquired the property as a vehicle for Cary Grant. However, Grant did not sign a new contract and left the studio later that year.

As with

Hays Office because of the political aspects of the subject.[4]

Filming took place in April and May 1937,

Iverson Ranch, although some secondary location shooting took place in Palencia in Castille.[6] The sets were designed by the art directors Earl Hedrick and Hans Dreier. Additional filming of background scenes took place at Cecil B. DeMille ’Spanish’ bungalow on the Paramount lot; DeMille himself appears in a crowd scene in the film.[6]

Reception

Writing for Night and Day magazine in 1937, Graham Greene offered an unfavorable review, describing The Last Train from Madrid as "probably the worst film of the decade." Greene criticized the film's acting and noted that rather than experiencing the dialogue's intended "emotional and uplifting" message, he found it humorous.[7]

The New York Times suggested that the film should not be seriously regarded: "True, it treats of the Spanish Revolution, but merely as Hollywood has in the past regarded the turmoils of Ruritania and Zenda."[8]

References

  1. TCMDB
  2. ^ Schindler p.191
  3. ^ Spanish War to Be Basis of Two Films: Studios Use Care to Avoid Taking Sides. Shaffer, George. Chicago Daily Tribune 09 Apr 1937: 24.
  4. ^ Schindler p.191
  5. ^ No More Trailers For Bob Cummings The Washington Post 23 May 1937: TR1.
  6. ^ a b "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ISBN 0192812866
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  8. ^ Schindler p.191

Bibliography

  • Schindler, Colin. Hollywood in Crisis: Cinema and American Society 1929-1939. Routledge, 2005.
  • Kear, Lynn & King, James. Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland & Co, 2009.

External links

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