''Roar of the Dragon'' is a 1932 American
Pre-Code
Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ...
adventure film directed by
Wesley Ruggles
Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director.
Life and work
He was born in Los Angeles, California, younger brother of actor Charlie Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a do ...
and written by
Howard Estabrook
Howard Estabrook (born Howard Bolles, July 11, 1884 – July 16, 1978) was an American actor, film director and producer, and screenwriter.
Biography
Born Howard Bolles in Detroit, Michigan, Howard Estabrook began his career in 1904 as a stag ...
. The film stars
Richard Dix,
Gwili Andre
Gwili Andre (born Gurli Ingeborg Elna Andresen, 4 February 1907 – 5 February 1959) was a Danish model and actress who had a brief career in Hollywood films. (Another source gives her birth date as 4 February 1907.)
Early years
Born in Freder ...
,
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons.
Early life
Horton was born in Kings County ...
,
Arline Judge
Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying.
Early years
Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connect ...
and
ZaSu Pitts
Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...
. The film was released on July 8, 1932, by
RKO Pictures.
Cast
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Richard Dix as Chauncey Carson
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Gwili Andre
Gwili Andre (born Gurli Ingeborg Elna Andresen, 4 February 1907 – 5 February 1959) was a Danish model and actress who had a brief career in Hollywood films. (Another source gives her birth date as 4 February 1907.)
Early years
Born in Freder ...
as Natascha
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Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons.
Early life
Horton was born in Kings County ...
as Busby
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Arline Judge
Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying.
Early years
Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connect ...
as Hortense O'Dare
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ZaSu Pitts
Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...
as Gabby Woman
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Dudley Digges
Sir Dudley Digges (19 May 1583 – 18 March 1639) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1629. Digges was also a "Virginia adventurer," an investor who ventured his capital in the Virginia ...
as Johnson
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C. Henry Gordon as Voronsky
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William Orlamond
William Anderson Orlamond (1 August 1867 – 23 April 1957) was a Danish-American film actor. Orlamond appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1938.
Partial filmography
* '' A Rogue's Romance'' (1919)
* '' Elmo the Mighty'' (191 ...
as Dr. Pransnitz
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Arthur Stone as Sholem
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Toshia Mori as Chinese Proprietor's Daughter
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Will Stanton as Sailor Sam
References
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1932 films
American black-and-white films
RKO Pictures films
Films directed by Wesley Ruggles
1932 adventure films
Films set in China
Films set in Manchukuo
American adventure films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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