The Lost Patrol (1934 film)
| The Lost Patrol | |
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Original theatrical poster
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by |
Merian C. Cooper Cliff Reid John Ford |
| Written by |
Garrett Fort Philip MacDonald Dudley Nichols |
| Starring |
Victor McLaglen Boris Karloff |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Harold Wenstrom |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Release date
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February 16, 1934 |
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Running time
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73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $262,000 |
| Box office | $583,000 |
The Lost Patrol is a 1934 American pre-Code war film made by RKO. It was directed and produced by John Ford, with Merian C. Cooper as executive producer and Cliff Reid as associate producer. The screenplay was by Dudley Nichols, adapted by Garrett Fort from the novel Patrol by Philip MacDonald. The music score was by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Harold Wenstrom. The film is a remake of a 1929 British silent film, also named The Lost Patrol.
The earlier film was directed and written by Walter Summers and is based on the same novel. The Lost Patrol stars Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Reginald Denny, J. M. Kerrigan and Alan Hale.
The Lost Patrol was reprised in a number of films, the script was the basis for the 1936 Soviet film The Thirteen, set by director Mikhail Romm in the Central Asia desert during the Basmachi rebellion. This Soviet film was then adapted in Sahara, featuring Humphrey Bogart and the 1995 remake featuring James Belushi. Last of the Comanches is a Western remake from 1953.
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