Klondike (1932)

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Klondike (1932) AKA The Doctor’s Sacrifice 

Klondike is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Phil Rosen. The film is also known as The Doctor’s Sacrifice in the United Kingdom. It was silent film star Priscilla Dean‘s final film.

Contents

• 1 – Plot summary
• 2 – Cast
• 3 – Production
• 4 – Soundtrack
• 5 – References
• 6 – External links

Plot summary

A doctor, Lyle Talbot as Dr. Robert Cromwell, is charged with murder, when a patient dies, after an experimental operation to remove a brain tumor.

His pilot friend, Frank Hawks as Donald Evans, convinces him to start a new life; and, they plot their course, across the Bering Strait. The weather blows them off course; and, they end up in Alaska.

There the doctor is faced with a new dilemma. Mark, Henry B. Walthall as Mark Armstrong, the Father of Jim, Jason Robards Sr. as Jim Armstrong, a man crippled by a similar brain tumor, begs the doctor to attempt the operation. When the doctor refuses, he accuses him of wanting his son to die, because he’s in love with Jim’s fiancée, Thelma Todd as Klondike.

“Doc” acquiesces, at Klondike’s insistence. Although, having none of the facilities of a hospital. He believes that the operation is less likely to succeed, the longer it is delayed.

The operation seems to be a partial success. But, now, Jim will do anything to keep “Doc” from taking Klondike back to the States with him, even using his genius, with electricity, to electrocute him.^[1]

Cast

• Thelma Todd as Klondike
• Lyle Talbot as Dr. Robert Cromwell
• Henry B. Walthall as Mark Armstrong
• Jason Robards Sr. as Jim Armstrong
• Priscilla Dean as Miss Porter
• Tully Marshall as Editor Hinman
• Pat O’Malley as Burke
• Myrtle Stedman as Miss Fielding
• Ethel Wales as Sadie Jones
• George ‘Gabby’ Hayes as Tom Ross
• Frank Hawks as Donald Evans

Production

The film was remade as Klondike Fury (1942).^[2]

References

1. Jump up^ “The Doctor’s Sacrifice (1932) : Plot Summary”. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
2. Jump up^ “Klondike Fury (1942)”. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.

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Her Man (1930)

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Her Man (1930)

Director: Tay Garnett

Cast: Helen Twelvetrees, Phillips Holmes, Marjorie Rambeau, James Gleason, Ricardo Cortez, Harry Sweet, Thelma Todd, Hank Mann, Slim Summerville, Franklin Pangborn, Stanley Fields 

85 min

Her Man is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Pathé Exchange and directed by Tay Garnett.^[1] It starred Phillips Holmes, Helen Twelvetrees and Marjorie Rambeau. The film is a slightly disguised version of the stage play Frankie and Johnny.^[2]

At least one copy is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[3] The original camera negative has been scanned and restored at 4K resolution by Sony Pictures Entertainment, in partnership with the Film Foundation and RT features.

Contents

• 1 – Plot
• 2 – Cast
• 3 – References
• 4 – External links

Plot

At the Thalia, a dancehall in Havana, Frankie, a showgirl, takes the part of Annie, who has been compelled to return to Havana from the States.

She gets into an altercation with a patron who accuses her of stealing his bankroll, but Johnnie, her “business” partner, arrives in time to protect her. Red, another rival for her love, quarrels with Johnnie and is killed in the ensuing struggle, witnessed only by Annie. Later, Frankie is attracted by the singing of Dan Keefe, a sailor, on a spree with his buddies, who protects her; she tells him of her longing to quit the life she is leading. Although disgusted with her double-dealing,

Dan stays behind and takes Frankie to church for the first time. She confesses that she loves him and plans to elope with him to the States. Johnnie and his henchmen plot to kill Dan, but Johnnie is accidentally killed; Frankie and Dan escape and sail to their happiness.

Cast

• Helen Twelvetrees – Frankie Keefe
• Phillips Holmes – Dan Keefe
• Marjorie Rambeau – Annie
• James Gleason – Steve
• Ricardo Cortez – Johnnie
• Harry Sweet – Eddie
• Slim Summerville – The Swede
• Thelma Todd – Nelly
• Franklin Pangborn – Sport
• Stanley Fields – Al
• Matthew Betz – Red
• Mike Donlin – Bartender
• George Chandler – Barfly

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Her Man Retrieved June 4, 2015
2. Jump up^ Frankie and Johnny on Broadway September 25, 1930(opening), Republic Theatre; IBDb.com
3. Jump up^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.78 c.1978 by The AFI

 

 

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