The Drums of Jeopardy (1931 film)
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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 |
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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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- 1931 films
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- American films
- 1930s horror films
- 1930s drama films
- 1930s mystery films
- English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on horror novels
- Films directed by George B. Seitz
- Tiffany Pictures films
- American mystery films
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- American film remakes
- Pre-1960 horror film stubs
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