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According to a blurb in the January 23, 1934, issue of The New York Times, the film was originally supposed to be filmed in color. Reception. The Last Days of Pompeii appeared to be a moderate box-office success upon its release in 1935, but RKO ultimately lost $237,000 after the film's first theatrical run.
Dec 9, 2022 · Vesuvius destroy Pompeii
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) - YouTube. Buy or rent. YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. ...more. As a Roman blacksmith claws his way from obscurity to wealth and power--a witness...
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Color. Black and White. Theatrical Aspect Ratio. 1.37 : 1. Film Length. 10 reels. A blacksmith's rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.
- Ernest B. Schoedsack, Ivan Thomas
- Preston Foster
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) is an RKO Radio Pictures film starring Preston Foster and directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper, creators of the original King Kong. Although inspired by the novel of the same name by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the film has virtually nothing to do with the book.
A blacksmith (Preston Foster) becomes a gladiator and Pontius Pilate's (Basil Rathbone) partner, then sees Vesuvius erupt and finds Christ.
- History, Drama
