John Barrymore
Duke of Kurland/Prince Christian/General Crack
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Box office. $1,320,000 [1] General Crack is a 1929 American pre-Code sound all-talking historical costume melodrama with Technicolor sequences which was directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was filmed and premiered in 1929, and released early in 1930.
General Crack: Directed by Alan Crosland. With John Barrymore, Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon, Armida. A nobleman marries a gypsy woman, but while at court he falls in love with a princess.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Alan Crosland
- 1930-01-25
A soldier of fortune (John Barrymore) travels to Vienna with his new Gypsy bride to offer his services to the Austrian emperor.
- History, Drama
- John Barrymore
- Alan Crosland
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General Crack (1929) NR 12/16/1929 (US) Action , Drama , History , Romance , War 1h 37m. User. Score. Overview. The film takes place in the 18th century Austria and revolves around Prince Christian, commonly known as General Crack. His father had been a respectable member of the nobility but his mother was a gypsy.
SYNOPSIS. The Duke of Kurland is holding a banquet for his officers and is bemoaning his lack of an heir to the Kurland sword when a ragged boy enters the hall and identifies himself as Christian, the duke's son by a Gypsy princess, now dead. Twenty years later, admired as General Crack, a soldier of fortune, Prince Christian is a powerful leader.
General Crack (1929) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Alan Crosland. Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Cast (in credits order) Produced by. Cinematography by. Tony Gaudio. Editing by. Harold McLernon. Costume Design by. Earl Luick. ... (uncredited) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director.
General Crack (1930) Drama | 97 minutes. - No votes yet. + My vote. Country: United States. Directed by: Alan Crosland. Stars: John Barrymore, Philippe De Lacy and Lowell Sherman. IMDb score: 7,6 (74) Releasedate: 16 December 1929. US. UK. This movie is not available on US streaming services.
