The Last Flight (Warner Bros.) (1931)

Le Ne ee re eG Ba ie Tae oer : ae : eae a a ia : sy ae tees | 1 Se, Deg «ee = Soe eS a= STAR NAME IN PICTURES! DIFFERENT! MORE INTRIGUING! | Dick Barthelmess Is ) Due Here Today In A GREATER RICHARD =a “The Last Flight” (Current—Plant 1st Day) Manngercr cars 80 een a of the Sips Ree atc cepted omy aap Theatre, ane nounces today as the opening date for the engagement of Richard Bar‘ thelmess in “The Last Flight,” the ee ee First National production, which your heart again in B |gives the star his most uniquely appealing role. He plays the part of Cary Lockwood, an ex-flyer, who, with his four rough-neck buddies, and a girl —whom the five adopt—ranges from Paris to Portugal and back in a wild and bibulous attempt to find excitement to equal that of the war. “The Last Flight” is based on “Nikki and Her War Birds” which appeared in Liberty Magazine and was later published in novel form as “Single Lady.” This is the third Barthelmess success done by Mr. ie Saunders, the others ee ae Dawn Patrol”? and “The inger THIS PICTURE BEGENS WHERE THE oe “DAWN PATROL” LEFT OFF! IT LAYS Mr, Barthelmess is supported by BARE THE HEARTS OF HEROES ON Helen Chandler, as Nikki, the gir lk faster in red shoes THE ROAD BACK TO LIFE AND ae ae Brave, David Man ners, Walter Byron and Elliot Nugent. William Dieterle directed. “The Last Flight,” while written in the vein of comedy has an undertone of tragedy. The romance rings true. They had their fling at death! Now they take a fling at life—recklessly fearlessly, dangerously! RICHARD ARTHELMESS! in another great hit by the author of “The Dawn Patrol.”’ | ) NE PICTURE A FIRST NATIONAL VITAPHON Cut No. 2 Cut 4oc Mat 10c To Play Opposite Se ee ® ] DIETERLE HAS HIS TROUBLES WITH Dick Barthelmess k ENGLISH BUT NOT WITH DIRECTION Is A Lucky Brea SAYS STAR OF “THE LAST FLIGHT” /s:or ot seen Bee s, F ; aN Fi st National BS epreeogges 1 sf agerness to-play opposite Richard Bagthelmess in “The Last Fi We Pitst National picture now les =e i (Short Feature for Sunday Pap Hollywood, Calif. — Richard Barthelmess is enthusiastic| theatre. about First National’s recently imported director, William |explained not by any charm that : 4 j * Dick may possess, but by the success Dieterle. This Teuton gentleman has just completed his first thai Geeky. atitene Wocwia a. ikea, Hollywood assignment, the latest Barthelmess starring vehicle, | after having been his leading woman. ‘<The Last Flight.’’ It is a Hollywood tradition that a picture with Barthelmess is one of The picture is an adaptation of the best assurances of the beginning John Monk Saunders’ widely read of good times. The list of actresses story which, in serial form, was who have gone immediately from a known to Liberty readers as “Nikki Barthelmess film to public favor and Her War Birds.” Later it gives almost incredible support of reached the book stalls as “Single the tradition. There were the Gishes, Dorothy lady.” The author assisted in the and Lilian; then Clarine Seymour, staging of dialogue for the film, havthe pretty Brooklyn girl who died ing been engaged when the German director frankly confessed his be just when success was almost hers; Carol Dempster, Louise Huff, Paulwilderment concerning the English (and even the Hollywood) tongue. an wa wees Ufa organization before First National scouts lured him to Hollywood. Supporting Mr. Barthelmess in “The Last Flight,” now at the .... Sita cre hens. anaes Theatre are Helen Chandler, John Mack Brown, David Manners, Walter Byron and Elliott Nugent. FLIGHT DAVID MANNERS JOHN MACK BROWN HELEN CHANDLER ELLIOTT NUGENT Dikcoicd Be WALTER BYRON William Dieterle ine Garon, Mary Thurman, Dorothy Mackaill, Mary Astor, May McAvoy, Madge Evans, Mary Hay, Bessie Love, Lois Moran, Dorothy Dunbar, Patsy Ruth Miller, Molly O’Day, Barbara Kent, Alice Joyce, Lina Basquette, Marian Nixon, Betty Compson, Lila Lee, Alice Day, s;Fay Wray and others. And of that {list every girl, with no more than two or three exceptions, has known movie success after she played with Dick Barthelmess., Those who support Mr. Barthelmess in “The Last Flight” are Helen Chandler, John Mack Brown, David Manners, Walter Byron and Elliott Nugent. The picture is based on the novel “Single Lady” by John Monk Saunders. The continuity is by Byron Morgan. William Dieterle directed. NIKKI Mr. Barthelmess spoke with amusement in a recent interview of Dieterle’s earnest strivings to cope with the Saunders script. This, it seems, runs freely to the colloquial. Herr Dieterle approached the star one day in desperation. To him he spoke the dialect equivalent of these words (this reporter never having mastered Weberfieldian syntax, the reader must bear with him): “I haff,” said he, “looked everywhere—in every English dictionary —for this word ‘druther” I cannot find it. What does it mean?” The star was baffled too until he glanced down at the script which Dieterle held in an entreating hand. The line which caused so much dismay to the director read something like this: “I’druther see you in hell than have you say that.” Instant solution of the Dieterle’s difficulty. Quite aside from the diversion caused by such incidents ag this, however, Mr. Barthelmess is an admirer of the German director’s approach to picture-making. “Even though he flounders with the language,” said the star last week, “that doesn’t stop him for a minute. In this first picture he’s ne a nearly perfect job.” “> was a shining light of the Cut No. 13 Cut 4oc Mat roc ° Monk Saunders story which ran in Crash Of F laming Liberty magazine and was later pubois lished in novel form as “Single P lane Opens Vivid Lady.” The author adapted and did the dialogue for the screen story. Barthelmess Drama Barthelmess is supported by an ex : -ceptional east headed by Helen (Advance—Plant 1 Day Before) | Chandler, Johnny Mack Brown, Da ‘vid Manners, Elliott Nugent, Walter Byron, George Irving, Yola d’Avril filmed as the opening scene of “The}and others. William Dieterle di Last Flight” the First National fea-| rected. ture starring Richard Barthelmess hich= comes tothe’ = =.-4-. 5.42... ae a next. Bull F ight Glimpsed In Though “The Last Flight” conLatest Barthelmess Hit cerns the adventures of a group of ex-war-fliers—and a girl—it is not an air story. Only the es to be seen in “The Last Flight,” the shots present the air scenes which| First National feature starring Richare inserted simply to establish and| ard Barthelmess now at the ....... motivate the action which takes| Theatre. This setting forms the background for one of the surprising climaxes of the film version of “The Single Lady” by John Monk ; Saunders. The action takes place Fernando Valley while the A. E. F./;,, Lisbon, Portugal, where the lead base hospital set was built on War-| ing characters have gone from Paris. ner Bros. ranch near the First NaBarthelmess is supported by John tional studios, Mack Brown, Helen Chandler, David “Spent Bullets” is based on “NikManners, Walter Byron and Elliott ki and Her War Birds” the John| Nugent. a a The crash of a flaming plane was Alabama Football Man Is In Barthelmess Support (Current Reader) Flashes of a genuine bullfight are (Current Reader) John Mack Brown, who plays an important role in support of Richard Barthelmess, First National star, in “The Last Flight,” now running Btine. oa Theatre, finds himself dnce again an All-American football player. In real life he was an All-American half-back on the University of Alabama team and in the Barthelmess story he is an AllAmerican full-back on the Montana team though no college scenes are shown. place immediately following the Armistice. This air scene was done in San Cut No. 20 Cut 15¢ Mat 5c Helen Chandler, captivating and charming in her performance in First National and Vitaphone’s “The Last Flight.” Richard Barthelmess is the star. j (