The Last Flight (film)

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The Last Flight
Theatrical poster to The Last Flight (1931)
Directed by	William Dieterle
Written by	John Monk Saunders (novel "Single Lady") John Monk Saunders Byron Morgan
Starring	Richard Barthelmess David Manners
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Editing by	Alexander Hall
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date(s)	August 29, 1931
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Last Flight is a 1931 film starring Richard Barthelmess, David Manners, John Mack Brown, and Helen Chandler.

The film is known as a Lost Generation celebration of alcohol involving three young World War I veterans who opt to drink indefinitely and almost continuously in Paris with the vivacious and beautiful woman they've befriended.

Cary Grant appeared opposite Fay Wray in a Broadway version of the story called Nikki while he was still billed as "Archie Leach," and later adopted his first name from the character he played on stage and Barthelmess portrayed in the film version ("Cary Lockwood").

[edit] Cast

Richard Barthelmess ... Cary Lockwood
David Manners ... Shep Lambert
John Mack Brown ... Bill Talbot (as John Mack Brown)
Helen Chandler ... Nikki
Elliott Nugent ... Francis (as Elliot Nugent)
Walter Byron ... Frink