Captured! (Warner Bros.) (1933)

gs PRODUCTION IN OFFICIAL BILLING Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. & The Vitaphone Corp. 25% present ‘““CAPTURED”’ 100% with Leshe Howard, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Lukas 75% Margaret Lindsay 15% Directed by Roy Del Ruth 20% A Warner Bros. & Vitaphone Picture 40% CAST OF CHARACTERS Allison. ..... | | Ehrlich ..... . Monica .....: Haversham Elsa Guerand Elsa’s lover CU. Lee =e ee ae een ee ee ee Pon ’ Cocky ..:.... ce RRC e rae ate The Commandant: ©.......5.,.005c.0s Le Se ae aE Te Hit at? Fle Ad pib atthe. sects ss caeescccrsnven Sot. Major ee Orderly ee 2nd Onder chin. eS. ee ae eee Leslie Howard i ee Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Pe iatm Sin taint ere eee Paul Lukas Sy eee Margaret Lindsay SUS See eee Arthur Hohl OP in Ge eaten a Robert Barrat Pen ceo John Bleifer dipeieGs Maer se Phillip Faversham ae Ve tees Frank Reicher BERS EE Meee ae Joyce Coad eb hic Bes ads Wm. Le Maire ee Aa J. Carroll Naish Scat iae eeee anemee Bert Sprotte is A ocak cae eas Reginald Pasch Se ae ee Harry Cording ee ee Hans Joby THE STORY A group of captured officers of the Allied forces are herded in a German prison camp where a brutal Commandant heaps on them all the eruelties he can. In a revolt several men are killed and the commandant shot by his own orderly. The Adjutant confines the men in a dungeon where they experience untold horrors until Ehrlich, a graduate of Oxford, is appointed new Commandant. He confers with Capt. Allison, an English prisoner, and agrees to give the men the freedom of the barracks on Allison’s promise that they will not try to escape. Allison is very much in love with his young wife, Monica, whom he had met and married just six days before he was sent to the front, but is puzzled and hurt because she writes him so infrequently. In her last letter she had spoken of a mutual friend, Lieut. Digby of the Royal Flying Corps, having been reported missing shortly after leaving her in London. Digby finally turns up at the prison camp and Allison is overjoyed to meet an old friend, and asks for news of his wife. Digby is evasive and very cool. He tells Allison he is going to steal an airplane and escape. Allison tries to dissuade him, as it would mean that the others would be confined again in the dungeon. Digby, declaring it is every man for himself, obtains a German overcoat that night, flees and drops his own coat in his flight. He is successful in stealing a plane and gets back to the English lines where he is given leave to go to London. He goes straight to Monica. Just at the time of his flight, however, Elsa a pretty German girl, is found murdered in the camp. Digby’s coat is near the body, and in it is a letter which proves to bc a love missive form Monica. Ehrlich demands that Allison sign a document asking for Digby’s return to the camp to be tried for murder. At first Allison refused, but when he sees the letter from his wife, he signs. Digby is sent back, tried, convicted and sentenced to be shot. He passionately denounces Allison for conspiring to have him executed. The night before Digby is to be shot a crazed Russian soldier leaves a note for Allison, stating that he had killed the girl. Allison torn by hatred, does not turn in the note until he sees his old time friend led out and blindfolded. Then he can stand it no longer. He turns the note over to Ehrlich and Digby is freed. Allison finally becomes convinced that Digby has told the truth in stating that Monica loves him and not her husband. He resolves on the supreme sacrifice and plans a general escape for all the men, except himself. The prisoners overpower the guards and steal enough planes to carry them across the lines. Allison, a trusted prisoner, goes to the watch tower, overpowers the watch and covers the escape with machine gun fire. A bomb is hurled into the tower when the Germans find that the machine guns are turned on their own men and Allison is killed. Digby takes command of _ the planes, and as they pass over the prison camp, he orders the fleet to dip in salute to the dying Allison. CREDITS Divecien: 09.5 oi tes pa Retainer pete: Roy Del Ruth Based on novel ‘‘ Fellow Prisoners’? by ............... Sir Philip Gibbs POPEON PV DUE a6. avssnctcemnscgesinns Photography by |... 2..00..0055.45.. ly, Stee wets Edward Chodorov Poe pi action Pie Barney McGill Te OS SS eosin bah ee Wm. Holmes ei Sie ie oh Ons, hen toe wane Robt. Haas UR ee ae vapor oacsv ks dues a dav nator Orry-Kelly Vitaphone Orchestra Conducted by ...................... Leo F. Forbstein Length 6479 Ft. Page Two FORMATION | LESLIE HOWARD Born in London, Leslie Howard was brought up to be a bank clerk. His parents were non-professionals and lived in the suburbs of London. He attended a private school and went to Dulwich College to learn all about banking. When the war came, Leslie enlisted and fought throughout its duration. Banking and clerking was too prosaic after his experience in France, so he donned mufti and turned to the stage. Among the successful stage plays, Mr. Howard has starred in are ‘‘Berkeley Square,’’ ‘‘Outward Bound,’’ ‘‘Her Cardboard Lover,’’ ‘‘Mr. Pim Passes By’’ and ‘‘The Green Hat.’’ On the screen he has been seen in “Outward Bound,” “A Free Soul,” “Smilin’ Trrough,” cael a “Devotion,” “The Animal Kingdom,” “Secrets,” he A te “Reserved For Ladies,’ “Five and Ten,’ “Never The Twain Shall Meet” and “Service For Ladies,” this one being made in England. He is now appearing in “Captured!” for Warner Bros. MARGARET LINDSAY Margaret Lindsay, who has the leading feminine role in the all star cast of ‘‘Captured!’’ was born in Dubuque, Iowa, her real name being Margaret Kies. She was educated in the National Park Seminary in Washington, D. C. and in the National Academy of Dramatic Art. She began with small parts on the stage and worked up to leading roles, playing also in stock and repertoire. Her biggest stage hit was in ‘“Death Takes A Holiday.’’? Recently she entered pictures and made a striking success in her role in ‘‘Cavaleade.’’ Other pictures in which she has appeared include ‘‘ Private Detective 62,’’ ‘‘ Baby Face,’’ ‘‘Voltaire,’’ ‘‘All American,’’ ‘‘Okay Out No. 32 America,’’ ‘‘Once In a Lifetime,’’ ‘‘The Fourth OCvt15e Mat 5e Horseman’? and ‘‘ West of Singapore.’’ DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., a member of the all star cast of the Warner Bros. picture, ‘‘Captured!’’ was born in New York City, educated there and in Paris, London, Pasadena and WEA _— Sz Los Angeles. He first became interested in motion pictures through watching his father perform. His first movie work consisted of writing sub-titles for a number of Doug. Sr’s. silent pictures. He started as an extra and rose rapidly to stardom. Since becoming a Warner Bros.-First National player, his popularity has increased by such productions as ‘‘The Narrow Corner,’’ ‘‘ Love —— Is a Racket,’’ ‘‘It’s Tough To Be Famous,’’ Out No.7 ‘‘Union Depot,’’ ‘‘Searlet Dawn,’’ ‘‘ Parachute Out 15¢ Mat de Jumper’’ and ‘‘The Life of Jimmy Dolan.’’ =) \ ere i \ PAUL LUKAS Paul Lukas, a member of the all star cast of the Warner Bros. picture ‘‘Captured!’’ was born on a railroad train as it was pulling into the Hungarian capital, Budapest. He was , educated in Hungary and there began his theatriWEA cal career, directing various school entertainments. (Wu WE His career was temporarily halted when the war broke out and Lukas enrolled in the Hungarian air corps. At the end of the war, he gave up his commission to enroll in the Actor’s Academy at Budapest where he studied for two years, later making his debut on the stage in the title role of Molnar’s ‘‘Lilliom.’’ While appearing in a Moliere play, he was seen by Max Reinhardt who invited him to appear as guest artist in Berlin and Vienna. It was in Berlin that he undertook his first screen role. Shortly after his return to Budapest, he was seen in a play by an American film producer who induced him to come to the United States. Since then he has appeared in a number of films, among them “Women Love Once,” “Vice Squad,” “City Streets,” “Unfaithful” and “Grand Slam.” Cut No. 6 Cut 15c Matic LESLIE HOWARD and MARGARET LINDSAY are the striking new couple who have dwarfed all other screen lovers. They are appearing together in “‘Captured,”” Warner Bros.’ latest smash, at The Strand. Cut No.13 Out 30c Mati10c