The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid is a 1937 American war drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres and Gilbert Roland. It is set during the Spanish Civil War. The film was one of the few contemporary Hollywood films made about the war.

Production:

Like another film about the Spanish Civil War being made at this time, Love Under Fire the filmmakers were careful not to take sides. Paramount executives described it as a "sort of a Grand Hotel theme". The production had a number of issues with the Hays Office due to the political aspects of the subject. Filming took place in April and May 1937. It was mainly shot at Paramount's studios and at the Iverson Ranch, although some secondary location shooting took place in Palencia in Castille. The sets were designed by the art directors Earl Hedrick and Hans Dreier.

In a review the New York Times suggested that it should not be regarded too seriously. "True, it treats of the Spanish Revolution, but merely as Hollywood has in the past regarded the turmoils of Ruritania and Zenda".

Plot:

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Cast:

Dorothy Lamour as Carmelita Castillo

Lew Ayres as Bill Dexter

Gilbert Roland as Eduardo de Soto

Karen Morley as Helene Rafitto

Lionel Atwill as Colonel Vigo

Helen Mack as Lola

Robert Cummings as Juan Ramos

Olympe Bradna as Maria Ronda

Anthony Quinn as Captain Ricardo Alvarez

Lee Bowman as Michael Balk

Francis Ford as Pedro Elias

Alan Ladd as Soldier

Evelyn Brent as Woman soldier

Jack Perrin as Guard

Robert Emmett O'Connor as Secret Service Man

Louis Natheaux as Headwaiter

Rollo Lloyd as Hernandez

Nigel De Brulier as Philosopher

Gordon De Main as Gonzalez

Louise Carter as Rosa Delgado

Maurice Cass as Waiter

Hooper Atchley as Martin

Francis McDonald as Mora

George MacQuarrie as Driver

Carl Harbaugh as Militiaman

Otto Hoffman as Fernando

Stanley Fields Avila