General Crack

1929 1h 37m EN

🤯

10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ActionDramaHistoryRomanceWar

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

The film takes place in the 18th century Austria and revolves around Prince Christian, commonly known as General Crack. His father had been a respectable member of the nobility but his mother was a gypsy. General Crack, as a soldier of fortune, spent his adult life selling his services to the highest bidder. He espouses the doubtful cause of Leopold II of Austria after demanding the sister of the emperor in marriage as well as half of gold of the Empire. Before he has finished his work, however, he meets a gypsy dancer and weds her. Complications arise when he takes his gypsy wife to the Austrian court and falls desperately in love with the emperor's sister.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

John Barrymore
Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
Philippe De Lacy
Christian, as a boy
Lowell Sherman
Leopold II
Marian Nixon
Archduchess Maria Luisa
Armida
Fidelia
Hobart Bosworth
Count Hensdorff
Jacqueline Logan
Countess Carola
Otto Matieson
Colonel Gabor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Crosland
Writers: J. Grubb Alexander
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

ERA

Did you know

97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

CRAFT

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Alan Crosland, shot by Tony Gaudio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

ERA

Did you know

Editor Harold McLernon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

John Barrymore and Philippe De Lacy and Lowell Sherman carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0020915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alan Crosland directs. Tony Gaudio behind the camera. Harold McLernon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

197 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Alan Crosland, shot by Tony Gaudio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Harold McLernon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5John Barrymore and Philippe De Lacy and Lowell Sherman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0020915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.