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The Last Train from Madrid is a 1937 American war drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres and Gilbert Roland. It is set during the Spanish Civil War.[1] The film was one of the few contemporary Hollywood films made about the war.[2]

The Last Train from Madrid
Directed by	James P. Hogan
Screenplay by	Louis Stevens Robert Wyler
Based on	Paul Hervey Fox Elsie Fox
Produced by	George M. Arthur
Starring	Dorothy Lamour Lew Ayres Gilbert Roland
Cinematography	Harry Fischbeck
Edited by	Everett Douglas
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 6, 1937
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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The story of seven peoples' lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War.

Cast

Production

In 1936, it was reported that Paramount had acquired the property as a vehicle for Cary Grant. However, Grant did not sign a new contract and left the studio later that year.

As with Love Under Fire, another film about the Spanish Civil War in production at the time, the filmmakers were careful not to take sides. Paramount executives described it as a "sort of a Grand Hotel theme."[3] The production experienced several issues with the Hays Office because of the political aspects of the subject.[4]

Filming took place in April and May 1937,[5] mainly at Paramount's studios and at the Iverson Ranch, although some secondary location shooting took place in Palencia in Castille. The sets were designed by the art directors Earl Hedrick and Hans Dreier.

Reception

Writing for Night and Day magazine in 1937, Graham Greene offered an unfavorable review, describing The Last Train from Madrid as "probably the worst film of the decade." Greene criticized the film's acting and noted that rather than experiencing the dialogue's intended "emotional and uplifting" message, he found it humorous.[6]

The New York Times suggested that the film should not be seriously regarded: "True, it treats of the Spanish Revolution, but merely as Hollywood has in the past regarded the turmoils of Ruritania and Zenda."[7]

References

Bibliography

• Schindler, Colin. Hollywood in Crisis: Cinema and American Society 1929-1939. Routledge, 2005.
• Kear, Lynn & King, James. Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland & Co, 2009.

External links

• The Last Train from Madrid at IMDb
• The Last Train from Madrid at Time out
• The Last Train from Madrid at AllMovie
• The Last Train from Madrid at the TCM Movie Database

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