Song of the Eagle
1933 film by Ralph Murphy
- April 28, 1933 (1933-04-28)
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Song of the Eagle is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt.[1] It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[2][3] Its release coincided with the ongoing repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment that had outlawed alcohol.
Plot
The fortunes of the German American family Hoffman from 1916 to 1933 during World War I, when the United States is at war with their native Germany, and during the Prohibition Era when the family's lager business is suddenly made illegal is explored. If the family's brewery is to continue they need to turn to bootlegging.
Cast
- Charles Bickford as Joe Anderson
- Richard Arlen as Bill Hoffman
- Mary Brian as Elsa Kranzmeyer
- Jean Hersholt as Otto Hoffman
- Louise Dresser as Emma Hoffman
- Andy Devine as Mud
- George E. Stone as Gus
- Gene Morgan as Charlie
- Bert Sprotte as Emil Kranzmeyer
- George Meeker as August Hoffmann
- Julie Haydon as Gretchen
- James Bradbury Jr. as Slats
References
- ^ Schlossheimer
- ^ "Movie Review – Song of the Eagle – Beer and Gangsters". The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Song of the Eagle (1933) – Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
Bibliography
- Schlossheimer, Michael. Gunmen and Gangsters: Profiles of Nine Actors Who Portrayed Memorable Screen Tough Guys. McFarland, 2018.
External links
- Song of the Eagle at IMDb
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Films directed by Ralph Murphy
- The Big Shot (1931)
- Panama Flo (1932)
- 70,000 Witnesses (1932)
- Strictly Personal (1933)
- Song of the Eagle (1933)
- Golden Harvest (1933)
- Girl Without a Room (1933)
- She Made Her Bed (1934)
- Private Scandal (1934)
- The Great Flirtation (1934)
- The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
- Menace (1934)
- One Hour Late (1934)
- McFadden's Flats (1935)
- Men Without Names (1935)
- Collegiate (1936)
- Florida Special (1936)
- The Man I Marry (1936)
- Top of the Town (1937)
- Partners in Crime (1937)
- Night Club Scandal (1937)
- Our Neighbors – The Carters (1939)
- I Want a Divorce (1940)
- You're the One (1941)
- Las Vegas Nights (1941)
- Glamour Boy (1941)
- Pacific Blackout (1941)
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
- Salute for Three (1943)
- Night Plane from Chungking (1943)
- Rainbow Island (1944)
- The Town Went Wild (1944)
- The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
- Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
- How Doooo You Do!!! (1945)
- The Spirit of West Point (1947)
- Mickey (1948)
- Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
- Stage to Tucson (1950)
- Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
- Dick Turpin's Ride (1951)
- Lady in the Iron Mask (1952)
- Captain Pirate (1952)
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