| No Greater Glory | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Screenplay by | Jo Swerling |
| Based on | A pal utcai fiuk 1906 Hungarian novel by Ferenc Molnár |
| Produced by | Frank Borzage Samuel Briskin (Supv) |
| Starring | George P. Breakston Jimmy Butler Jackie Searl |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Music by | R.H. Bassett Louis Silvers |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
No Greater Glory is a 1934 American Pre-Code allegorical anti-war film directed by Frank Borzage and based on the novel A Pál utcai fiúk by Ferenc Molnár, known in English as "The Boys of Paul Street." The film's box office performance was described as "dismal".
The film is noteworthy for employing mostly children in its cast; adults only appear in the opening scenes and then fleetingly thereafter. The action centers around an abandoned lumberyard where small kids play army. When a group of older boys unilaterally decide that they will take over the space for themselves, the younger children find themselves with little choice but to play soldiers for real, with tragedy almost inevitable.
Despite its box office failure, it has since become reappraised as an important film, with Leonard Maltin describing it in his Classic Movie Guide as "deeply felt" and "passionately acted," while Borzage authority Michael Grost noted its depiction of "the insidious appeal of militarism."
On August 23, 2019, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released it as a Region 1 Made On Demand DVD.
Plot
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Cast
- George Breakston as Nemecsek
- Frankie Darro as Feri Ats
- Jackie Searl as Gereb
- Jimmy Butler as Boka
- Donald Haines as Csonakos
- Lois Wilson as Mother
- Christian Rub as Watchman
- Samuel Hinds as Gereb Sr.
- Ralph Morgan as Nemecsek Sr.
- Egon Brecher as Rasz
- Rolf Ernest as Ferdie Paztor
- Julius Molnar as Henry
- Wesley Giraud as Kolnay
- Beaudine Anderson as Csele
References
- Churchill, Douglas W. "The Year in Hollywood: 1934 May Be Remembered as the Beginning of the Sweetness-and-Light Era", New York Times , December 30, 1934: p. X5; retrieved December 16, 2013.
External links
- No Greater Glory at IMDb
- No Greater Glory at the TCM Movie Database
- No Greater Glory at AllMovie
- No Greater Glory at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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