The Lost Squadron
World War I. Melodrama concerning a megalomaniac general, consigning a stunt flyer to his doom, as much for spectacular effect as for amorous jealousy, and four airmen's comradeship and sacrifices.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Captain 'Gibby' Gibson Richard Dix
- Follette Marsh Mary Astor
- Colonel 'Woody' Curwood Robert Armstrong
- 'The Pest' Curwood Dorothy Jordan
- Lieutenant 'Red' Joel McCrea
- Arthur von Furst Erich von Stroheim
- Sergeant Fritz Hugh Herbert
- Detective Jettick Ralph Ince
- stenographer Marjorie Peterson
- Joe Ralph Lewis
- Lelewer William B. Davidson
- [himself at premiere] Freeman Lang
- [leading man] Arnold Gray
- [German officer] John S. Peters
- [policeman] Edgar Dearing
- [detective] Dick Rich
- [himself at premiere] Bert Wheeler
- [himself at premiere] Robert Woolsey
- [herself at premiere] Edna May Oliver
- [pilot] Dick Grace
- [pilot] Art Gobel
- [pilot] Leo Nomis
- [flier] Frank Clarke
- [pilot] Babe Green
- [role cut] Eric Linden
- [role cut] Paul Hurst
- [role cut] Arthur Houseman
Credits
Direction
- Director George Archainbaud
- [Director/unreleased version] Paul Sloane
- [Director/unreleased version] Norman Z. Mcleod
- [2nd Unit Director] Fred A. Fleck
- [Assistant Director] James Anderson
- [Assistant Director/unreleased version] Walter Daniels
- [Assistant Director/unreleased version] Sam Nelson
- [Script Continuity] Trudy Wellman
Production
- ©/Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
- Executive Producer David O. Selznick
- [Executive Producer/unreleased version] William Lebaron
- [Producer/unreleased version] Myles Connolly
- [Associate Producer] Louis Sarecky
Writing
- Screenplay Wallace Smith
- [Script Revisions] Horace Jackson
- [Script Revisions] Humphrey Pearson
- Additional Dialogue Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Additional Dialogue Robert Presnell
- Based on a story [i.e. novel] by Dick Grace
Photography
- Director of Photography Leo Tover
- Director of Photography Edward Cronjager
- [Aerial Photography] Elmer Dyer
- [Aerial Photography] Charles A. Marshall
- [Aerial Photography] Rob Robinson
- [Camera Operator] Harry J. Wild
- [Camera Operator] Joseph Biroc
- [Assistant Cameraman] Harold E. Wellman
- [Assistant Cameraman] George E. Diskant
- [Assistant Cameraman] Kay Norton
- [Assistant Cameraman] J. Strong
Stills
- [Stills] Fred Hendricksen
Special Effects
- [Process Photography] Vernon L. Walker
- [Composite Effects] Dunning Process Company
- [Special Effects Supervisor] Lloyd Knechtel
- [Miniature Effects] Don Jahrous
Editing
- Editor William Hamilton
Design
- Scenery/Costumes Max Rée
- [Production Illustrator] Newton Jones
Film processing
- [Optical Effects] Linwood G. Dunn
Music
- [Music] Max Steiner
Sound
- [Music/Effects Recording] Murray Spivack
- Recording Clem Portman
- [Recording] Hugh Mcdowell
Consultant
- [Technical Adviser] Hans Von Morhart
- [Air Chief] Lieutenant Commander Harry Reynolds