Parachute Jumper (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred E. Green |
| Producer(s) | Raymond Griffith (supervising uncredited), Jack L. Warner (executive uncredited), Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Aviation |
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Parachute Jumper (1933) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Alfred E. Green and produced by Raymond Griffith, Jack L. Warner and Darryl F. Zanuck.
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Parachute Jumper (1933)
By Angela on Nov 24, 2013 From Hollywood RevueAfter leaving the Marines, Bill Keller (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) and Toodles Cooper (Frank McHugh) head to New York, thinking they have jobs as commercial pilots lined up.? But when they arrive, it turns out the company has gone out of business. Bill and Toodles have no other choice but to stay and l... Read full article
DVD Review: Parachute Jumper (1933)
on Oct 10, 2013 From True ClassicsWhen I was given the chance to review Warner Archive’s new manufacture-on-demand release of?Parachute Jumper (1933), I was so excited: it was a Bette Davis film that I had never seen. No more than ten minutes into the film, however, I realized why I had never heard of it before. The dialogue a... Read full article
Parachute Jumper (Alfred E Green, 1933)
By Judy on May 7, 2011 From Movie ClassicsI’ve watched a few little-known pre-Codes lately which aren’t masterpieces by any means, but are still interesting. I thought I’d post a few thoughts on them before they fade in my mind completely, starting with this early Bette Davis comedy-drama from Warner Brothers. Davis is one... Read full article
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In his autobiography Douglas Fairbanks Jr. claims that Bette Davis thought Director Alfred E. Green's sense of humor as infantile. Fairbanks characterized his co-star as "not particularly pretty; in fact, I thought her quite plain, but one didn't easily forget her unique personality." He also remembered her as "always conscientious, serious... devoid of humor of any kind." Despite this, Producer Fairbanks hired her two decades later to star in "Another Man's Poison."
Was Bette Davis's least favorite film to do.
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