The Drums of Jeopardy (1931 film)
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| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Produced by | Phil Goldstone (producer) |
| Written by |
Harold McGrath (novel The Drums of Jeopardy) Florence Ryerson (writer) |
| Starring | Warner Oland as Boris Karlov |
| Music by | Val Burton |
| Cinematography | Arthur Reed |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release dates |
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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.
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
Home media
The film made its first and only debut on DVD on August 31, 2004.[1]
Reception
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.
External links
- The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) at AllMovie
- The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Drums of Jeopardy is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) at the TCM Movie Database
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