Parachute Jumper
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited) |
| Written by | Rian James (story) John Francis Larkin |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Bette Davis Frank McHugh |
| Release date(s) | January 28, 1933 |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Parachute Jumper is a 1933 black-and-white drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Bette Davis and Frank McHugh. It was based on a story by Rian James entitled "Some Call It Love".
[edit] Plot
Bill Keller (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) and Toodles Cooper (Frank McHugh) move to New York after leaving the United States Marine Corps. Unemployed and almost out of money, they meet blonde Southerner Patricia "Alabama" Kent (Bette Davis). Keller convinces her to share their apartment to save on expenses.
Keller narrowly escapes death when he parachute jumps for some money. Next, he becomes the chauffeur for Mrs. Newberry (Claire Dodd), the mistress of gangster Kurt Weber (Leo Carillo). Eventually, Keller and Cooper become entangled in Weber's schemes, getting them in trouble with the law.
[edit] In popular culture
Clips of Parachute Jumper are featured in the prologue of the first film version of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) as an example of the supposedly poor quality of the film work of Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) as an adult.
[edit] External links
- Parachute Jumper at the Internet Movie Database
- Parachute Jumper at the TCM Movie Database
- Parachute Jumper at AllRovi
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