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The Last Days of Pompeii
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The Last Days of Pompeii

film by Schoedsack [1935]
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  • King Kong
    Ernest B. Schoedsack
    / Later films: The Last Days of Pompeii, Dr. Cyclops, and Mighty Joe Young

    …attempted a DeMille-style spectacle with The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), with Cooper again producing, Rose writing the screenplay, and O’Brien handling the special effects. It was a major box-office failure. Schoedsack was reduced to making two low-budget adventures at Columbia starring Jack Holt, Trouble in Morocco and Outlaws of…

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    …attempted a DeMille-style spectacle with The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), with Cooper again producing, Rose writing the screenplay, and O’Brien handling the special effects. It was a major box-office failure. Schoedsack was reduced to making two low-budget adventures at Columbia starring Jack Holt, Trouble in Morocco and Outlaws of…

    Read More