The Last Flight (1931 film)

The Last Flight
The Last Flight
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Dieterle
Written by	John Monk Saunders; Byron Morgan;
Based on	Single Lady; 1931 novel; by John Monk Saunders
Produced by	Mac Julian
Starring	Richard Barthelmess; David Manners; John Mack Brown; Helen Chandler;
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Alexander Hall
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	August 29, 1931;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$491,000
Box office	$450,000

The Last Flight (aka Single Lady and Spent Bullets) is a 1931 American pre-Code ensemble cast film, starring Richard Barthelmess, David Manners, John Mack Brown and Helen Chandler.^[2]^[3] It was directed by German filmmaker William Dieterle in his debut as an English-language film director.

Modern sources consider The Last Flight one of the few cinematic treatments of "The Lost Generation." The scarred young World War I veterans have opted out of society to drink indefinitely and almost continuously in Paris with the vivacious and beautiful woman they have befriended.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 11 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ Wynne 1987, p. 173.
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Last Flight
^ Pendo 1985, p. 12.

[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 11 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[2] Wynne 1987, p. 173.

[3] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Last Flight

[Pendo_p._12-4] Pendo 1985, p. 12.

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