NEW "ANGLE" ON GREAT WAR
1 DOOMED BATTALION ' COMING TO ST. JAMES A little-known but highly dramatic phase of the great World War is graphically portrayed in ‘ The Doomed Battalion,’ which has been booked for early showing at the Sf. dames Theatre. The sotting of this unusual war film is laid in the rugged grandeur of the Dolomite Alps of Austria, where thrilling battles between Austrian and Italian mountain troops decided important issues in the recent struggle of nations. Tala Birell, brilliant European star of many Continental triumphs, makes her American debut as the loyal wife of an Austrian mountain guide, who must harbour the man commissioned ttf destroy her husband’s company. The tense situation and its exciting solution provide the screen with one of the most dramatic sequences afforded in years, according to advance reports. Other featured members of the cast of ‘ The Doomed Battalion ’ include Luis Treuker, Victor Varconi, and Henry Armetta. The picture was directed by Cyril Gardner. Luis Treuker for many years actually lived the part he enacts in this picture.
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Evening Star, Issue 21254, 8 November 1932, Page 10
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175NEW "ANGLE" ON GREAT WAR Evening Star, Issue 21254, 8 November 1932, Page 10
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