The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.
Director:
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writer:
Ruth Rose
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Preston Foster as Marcus |
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Alan Hale as Burbix |
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Basil Rathbone as Pontius Pilate |
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John Wood as Adult Flavius |
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Louis Calhern as Prefect Allus Martius |
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David Holt as Flavius as a Boy |
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Dorothy Wilson as Clodia |
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Wyrley Birch as Leaster |
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Frank Conroy as Gaius Tanno (uncredited) |
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William V. Mong as Cleon the Slave Dealer (uncredited) |
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Murray Kinnell as Simon (uncredited) |
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Henry Kolker as Warder (uncredited) |
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Edward Van Sloan as Calvus (uncredited) |
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Zeffie Tilbury as The Wise Woman (uncredited) |
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John Davidson as Phoebus (uncredited) |
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Ward Bond as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited) |
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Warner Richmond as Captain of the Guard (uncredited) |
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Jim Thorpe as Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited) |
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Buster Wiles as Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Hannah Williams as Citizen of Pompeii (uncredited) |
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Jason Robards Sr. as Tax Gatherer (uncredited) |
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John T. Murray as Pilate's Servant (uncredited) |
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Cliff Lyons as Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Paul Kruger as Oarsman (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Dime as Heckling Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Douglas Cosgrove as Gaius' Steward (uncredited) |
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Art Felix as Rider on Horseback (uncredited) |
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Winston Hibler as Marcellus (uncredited) |
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Marc Loebell as Lucius (uncredited) |
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Theodore Lorch as Slaver (uncredited) |
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Thomas E. Jackson as The Lanista (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Arena Attendant (uncredited) |
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Margaret McWade as Calvus' Wife (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell as The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Director |
| Writing | Ruth Rose | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Willis H. O'Brien | Visual Effects |
| Camera | J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Yakima Canutt | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aline Bernstein | Costume Design |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Music |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
