The Last Train from Madrid

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 byJames P. Hogan
Produced byGeorge M. Arthur
Screenplay byLouis Stevens
Robert Wyler
Based onPaul Hervey Fox
Elsie Fox
StarringDorothy Lamour
Lew Ayres
Gilbert Roland
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Edited byEverett Douglas
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
November 6, 1937
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Production

Like another film about the Spanish Civil War being made at this time, Love Under Fire the filmmakers were careful not to take sides. Paramount executives described it as a "sort of a Grand Hotel theme".[3] The production had a number of issues with the Hays Office due to the political aspects of the subject.[4] Filming took place in April and May 1937.[5] It was mainly shot 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.

In a review the New York Times suggested that it should not be regarded too seriously. "True, it treats of the Spanish Revolution, but merely as Hollywood has in the past regarded the turmoils of Ruritania and Zenda".[6]

Plot

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Cast

References
  1. The Last Train from Madrid at TCMDB
  2. Schindler p.191
  3. Spanish War to Be Basis of Two Films: Studios Use Care to Avoid Taking Sides. Shaffer, George. Chicago Daily Tribune 09 Apr 1937: 24.
  4. Schindler p.191
  5. No More Trailers For Bob Cummings The Washington Post 23 May 1937: TR1.
  6. Schindler p.191

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.


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