The Lost Patrol (1934)

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  • LOST PATROL


    DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD
    PRODUCED BY MERIAN C. COOPER/ /CLIFF REID/ JOHN FORD
    RKO RADIO PICTURES



    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotomian desert
    when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination
    is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits.
    The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption
    that they will hit their brigade.
    They stop for the night at an oasis and awake the next morning to find their horses stolen,
    their sentry dead, the oasis surrounded and survival difficult.
    Written by Erik Gregersen


    Full Cast
    Victor McLaglen ... The Sergeant
    Boris Karloff ... Sanders
    Wallace Ford ... Morelli
    Reginald Denny ... Brown
    J.M. Kerrigan ... Quincannon
    Billy Bevan ... Hale
    Alan Hale ... Cook
    Brandon Hurst ... Bell
    Douglas Walton ... Pearson
    Sammy Stein ... Abelson
    Howard Wilson ... Aviator
    Paul Hanson ... MacKay
    Abdullah Abbas ... Last Arab (uncredited)
    Frank Baker ... Rescue Patrol Colonel / Arab Shot By Sergeant (uncredited)
    Neville Clark ... Lieutenant Hawkins (uncredited)
    Francis Ford ... Arab (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Dudley Nichols (screenplay)
    Garrett Fort (adaptation)
    Philip MacDonald (story "Patrol")


    Original Music
    Max Steiner


    Cinematography
    Harold Wenstrom


    Trivia
    Victor McLaglen, who plays The Sergeant, is the brother of Cyril McLaglen, who played The Sergeant in the earlier 1929 version of this film.


    McLaglen actually served with the Irish Fusiliers in Mesopotamia (Modern Iraq) during World War I at the same time this story takes place. He eventually rose to be Provost Martial of Baghdad.


    Composer Max Steiner re-used the main title music he wrote for this film for the main title music for Casablanca, albeit with a slightly different tempo and instrumentation.


    The release of the almost complete version on DVD allows viewers to compare it with the edited 1949 re-release, occasionally shown on Turner Classic Movies. Eliminated in the shorter version is an early shot of Karloff with a book of poetry about the desert, Hanson's reminiscing about Kerrigan's and Hale's earlier days in the service, and McLaglen and Ford sharing cigarettes and recalling their wives and sweethearts. Apparently, a boxing match between Hale and Stein immediately following the death of Bevan, before they all draw lots, is still missing.


    Director John Ford's older brother Francis appears in an uncredited role.


    According to Karloff biographer Peter Underwood the temperature on the Yuma locations could be as hot as 150 degrees and actors were limited to working two hours a day.


    Goofs
    Revealing mistakes
    As the plane is circling the encampment, you can see tire marks in the sand.


    Filming Locations
    Buttercup Dunes, Imperial County, California, USA
    Yuma, Arizona, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • The Lost Patrol is a 1934 war film made by RKO.
    It was directed and produced by John Ford,
    with Merian C. Cooper as executive producer and Cliff Reid as associate producer.
    The screenplay was by Dudley Nichols, adapted by Garrett Fort
    from the novel Patrol by Philip MacDonald.
    The music score was by Max Steiner
    and the cinematography by Harold Wenstrom.


    The film is a remake of a 1929 British silent film,
    directed and written by Walter Summers
    and based on the same novel, which coincidentally starred
    Victor McLaglen's younger brother Cyril McLaglen in the lead role.
    The film starred Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford,
    Reginald Denny, J.M. Kerrigan, and Alan Hale.

    Max Steiner received a nomination for the Academy Award
    for Original Music Score.
    It was filmed in the Algodones Dunes of California.


    User Review

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Speaking of getting on everyone's nerves (including mine), Arthur Hausner's review got on it, rolled around on it with unrelenting pretentiousness, and just didn't make sense...


    Sorry there Russ, you TOTALLY lost me. Review on what? Thanks, KP Never mind, found the review below!

    God, she reminds me of me! DUKE

    Edited 2 times, last by Hawkswill: Found it ().