Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Bill Keller
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Parachute Jumper is a 1933 American pre-Code black-and-white comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. Based on a story by Rian James titled "Some Call It Love", it stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis and Frank McHugh.
- Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper: Directed by Alfred E. Green. With Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd. To share expenses, unemployed Alabama moves in with also unemployed Bill and Toodles. Bill is hired by a gangster's mistress and ultimately becomes the gangster's bodyguard.
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- Drama
- Alfred E. Green
- 1933-01-28
Synopsis. Bill Keller and Toodles Cooper arrive in New York after they leave the United States Marines, expecting to find jobs as commercial pilots. Learning that the company which hired them has since gone out of business, they join the ranks of the unemployed. Down to his last fifty cents, Bill meets Patrica Kent, known as Alabama for her ...
- Alfred E. Green
- Douglas Fairbanks
Parachute Jumper is a great Depression artifact in its never-say-die spirit. The film's two leads — Frank McHugh's adorable Toodles, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr's indefatigable Bill — scrape and scramble but never wilt before the very real, life-threatening challenges of living through a time in which money was scarce and jobs were scarcer.
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- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Alfred E. Green
Parachute Jumper - (Original Trailer) A drug smuggler victimizes three friends (Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, Frank McHugh) trying to get jobs during the Great Depression.
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Dec 14, 2019 · Flippant and carefree for a film that concerns drug smuggling, starvation, and murder, Parachute Jumper is a typical Warner Bros. pre-Code picture– fun, reassuring, and jaw-dropping.
Parachute Jumper is a prime example of the energetic, quick-witted fare Warner Brothers was known for in the early 30's. This film showcases all three players: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., a blonde, southern-accented Bette Davis, and Frank McHugh, but it really spotlights Fairbanks's suave and humorous side.
