The Lost Squadron (1932)
1h 19m
Running Time
March 12, 1932Release Date
The Lost Squadron (1932)
1h 19m
Running Time
March 12, 1932Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Richard Dix
Captain Gibson
Mary Astor
Follette Marsh
Robert Armstrong
Lt. Woody Kerwood
Joel McCrea
Red
Dorothy Jordan
The Pest - Woody's Sister
Erich von Stroheim
Arthur von Furst
George Archainbaud
Director
Hugh Herbert
Sergeant Fritz
Dick Grace
Writer
Ralph Ince
Jettick
Wallace Smith
Writer
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writer
Marjorie Peterson
Stenographer
Ralph Lewis
Joe
Robert Presnell Sr.
Writer
Humphrey Pearson
Writer
William B. Davidson
Lelewer
Frank Clarke
Flier (uncredited)
Thomas A. Curran
Night Watchman (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
Art Goebel
Flier (uncredited)
Arnold Gray
Tall Actor in War Film (uncredited)
Freeman Lang
Tall Actor in War Film (uncredited)
Leo Nomis
Flier (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Officer (uncredited)
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
James H. Anderson
Assistant Director
Clem Portman
Sound
Harry J. Wild
Camera Operator
Joseph F. Biroc
Camera Operator
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
Fred Fleck
Aerial Camera
William Hamilton
Editor
William H. Clothier
Assistant Camera
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Harold E. Wellman
Assistant Camera
George E. Diskant
Assistant Camera
Max Rée
Costume Design / Scenic Artist
Elmer Dyer
Aerial Camera
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound
Louis Sarecky
Associate Producer
Fred Hendrickson
Still Photographer
Robert Robinson
Aerial Camera
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 12, 1932
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Content RatingNR
Budget$621,000
Box Office$732,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Lost Squadron is a 1932 American pre-Code drama, action, film starring Richard Dix, Mary Astor, and Robert Armstrong, with Erich von Stroheim and Joel McCrea in supporting roles, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the novel The Lost Squadron (1932) by Dick Grace, the film is about three World War I pilots who find jobs after the war as Hollywood stunt fliers.
The Lost Squadron was the first RKO production to carry the screen credit "Executive Producer, David O. Selznick".