The Drums of Jeopardy (1931 film)

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The Drums of Jeopardy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George B. Seitz
Written by	Harold McGrath (novel The Drums of Jeopardy) Florence Ryerson (writer)
Produced by	Phil Goldstone (producer)
Starring	Warner Oland as Boris Karlov
Cinematography	Arthur Reed
Edited by	Otto Ludwig
Music by	Val Burton
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release date	March 2, 1931 (1931-03-02)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Drums of Jeopardy is a 1931 American Pre-Code horror film directed by George B. Seitz. It is the second film adaption of Harold McGrath's novel of the same name.

Plot

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A mad scientist seeks revenge against those he holds responsible for his daughter's death.

Cast

Warner Oland as Dr. Boris Karlov
June Collyer as Kitty Conover
Lloyd Hughes as Prince Nicholas Petroff
Clara Blandick as Abbie Krantz
Hale Hamilton as Martin Kent
Wallace MacDonald as Prince Gregor Petroff
George Fawcett as General Petroff
Florence Lake as Anya Karlov
Mischa Auer as Peter
Ernest Hilliard as Prince Ivan Petroff

Release

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Home media

The film made its first and only debut on DVD on August 31, 2004.^[1]

Reception

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On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar called it, "a very interesting variation on the typical horror revenge plot".^[2] Dennis Schwartz from Ozus' World Movie Reviews awarded the film an "A-". In his review he wrote, "Despite the poor quality of its print, this PRC film reaches greatness in its portrayal of villainy and is worth watching despite the film's bad shape."^[3]

References

^ "The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) - George B. Seitz". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ Sindelar, Dave. "Drums of Jeopardy (1931)". Fantastic Movie Musings.com. Dave Sindelar. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ Schwartz, Dennis. "drumsofjeopardy". Sover.net. Dennis Schwartz. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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