The Last Flight
IMPORTANT! "The Last Flight," excepting for the few opening scenes, IS NOT A WAR PICTURE!
1931 | 76m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | William Dieterle |
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| Writer: | John Monk Saunders |
| Staring: |
| Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, where they meet Nikki, an eccentric and wealthy young woman. Nikki is drawn to Cary, and the five friends, tagged by the boorish reporter, Frink, drink their way from Paris to Lisbon. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 29, 1931 |
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| Director: | William Dieterle |
| Writer: | John Monk Saunders |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | paris, france, lisbon, portugal, pilot, male friendship, post world war i, pre-code, drunkenness, comradeship, war trauma, eccentric woman, irrational behavior, male female friendship, ww1 veteran |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Richard Barthelmess | Cary Lockwood |
| David Manners | Shep Lambert |
| Johnny Mack Brown | Bill Talbot |
| Helen Chandler | Nikki |
| Elliott Nugent | Francis |
| Yola d'Avril | French Party Girl at Cafe |
| Walter Byron | Frink |
| Luis Alberni | Spectator at Bullfight |
| Herbert Bunston | Man on Train |
| Jay Eaton | Extra in Claridge Bar |
| George Irving | Military Doctor |
| Wallace MacDonald | Officer at Hospital |
| Name | Job |
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| John Monk Saunders | Screenplay, Novel |
| Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| Wesley Anderson | Assistant Camera |
| William Dieterle | Director |
| Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| Byron Morgan | Continuity |
| Elmer Fryer | Still Photographer |
| Aaron Hower | Assistant Camera |
| Mac Julian | Assistant Camera |
| William Reinhold | Camera Operator |
| Richard Towers | Camera Operator |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Fred Jackman | Special Effects |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Alexander Hall | Editor |
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