The Last Outpost (1935 film)
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The Last Outpost is a 1935
film directed by Charles Barton
and produced by E. Lloyd Sheldon
. It starred Cary Grant
and Claude Rains
. Both Grant's and Rains' character find an interest in a woman played by Gertrude Michael
, creating tension between the two close friends, who are both British soldiers in Kurdistan.
The film was based on F. Britten Austin's novel The Drum.
1935 in film
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film directed by Charles Barton
Charles Barton
Charles Barton was a film and vaudeville actor and film director. He won an Oscar for best assistant director in 1933. His first film as a director was the Zane Grey feature Wagon Wheels.-Career:...
and produced by E. Lloyd Sheldon
E. Lloyd Sheldon
E. Lloyd Sheldon was an American screenwriter, film producer and editor. He wrote for 43 films between 1916 and 1942...
. It starred Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Archibald Alexander Leach , better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English actor who later took U.S. citizenship...
and Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Claude Rains was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 66 years. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the title role in The Invisible Man , a corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , Mr...
. Both Grant's and Rains' character find an interest in a woman played by Gertrude Michael
Gertrude Michael
Gertrude Michael was an American film, stage and television actress....
, creating tension between the two close friends, who are both British soldiers in Kurdistan.
The film was based on F. Britten Austin's novel The Drum.