General Crack (1930)
97 mins | Melodrama | 25 January 1930
Director:
Alan CroslandWriters:
J. Grubb Alexander, Walter AnthonyCinematographer:
Tony GaudioEditor:
Harold McLernonProduction Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.Actor John Barrymore made his talking picture debut in General Crack. Most critics praised his performance, taking particular note that his renowned theatrical voice had as much of an impact on the screen as it did on the stage. ...
Actor John Barrymore made his talking picture debut in General Crack. Most critics praised his performance, taking particular note that his renowned theatrical voice had as much of an impact on the screen as it did on the stage.
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. When compelled by Leopold II of Austria to offer his services, Christian demands a high price in gold and the hand of the Archduchess Maria Luisa. En route, he encounters Fidelia, a spirited Gypsy dancer; and under the spell of Gypsy lore, he marries the girl and takes her to Vienna. Crack is astounded at Maria Luisa's beauty; and Leopold becomes infatuated with Fidelia at a court celebration. While Crack is away at war Leopold forces his attentions on the bride; the vengeful Gabor gives evidence against the emperor and is executed. Crack accepts Maria Luisa's offer to be elevated as Archduke of ...
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. When compelled by Leopold II of Austria to offer his services, Christian demands a high price in gold and the hand of the Archduchess Maria Luisa. En route, he encounters Fidelia, a spirited Gypsy dancer; and under the spell of Gypsy lore, he marries the girl and takes her to Vienna. Crack is astounded at Maria Luisa's beauty; and Leopold becomes infatuated with Fidelia at a court celebration. While Crack is away at war Leopold forces his attentions on the bride; the vengeful Gabor gives evidence against the emperor and is executed. Crack accepts Maria Luisa's offer to be elevated as Archduke of Kurland.
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