The Last of the Mohicans (1936)

Director:

George B. Seitz

Writers:

John L. Balderston (adaptation)
James Fenimore Cooper (novel)
(more)

Release Date:

2 September 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | War

Tagline:

James Fenimore Cooper's Greatest Tale Of Rousing Adventure!

Plot:

In the year 1756, Fort William Henry on Lake George is under siege by the French and Hurons under General Montcalm...

Plot Keywords:

Fort | Tied To Stake | Court Martial | Canoe | American Indian

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Randolph Scott	...	Hawkeye
Binnie Barnes	...	Alice Munro
Henry Wilcoxon	...	Maj. Duncan Heyward
Bruce Cabot	...	Magua
Heather Angel	...	Cora Munro
Phillip Reed	...	Uncas
Robert Barrat	...	Chingachgook
Hugh Buckler	...	Col. Munro
Willard Robertson	...	Capt. Winthrop
William Stack	...	Gen. Montcalm
Lumsden Hare	...	Major Gen. J. Abercrombie
Frank McGlynn Sr.	...	David Gamut
Will Stanton	...	Jenkins
William V. Mong	...	Sacham
Art Dupuis	...	De Levis
Ian Maclaren	...	William Pitt
Reginald Barlow	...	Duke of Newcastle
Olaf Hytten	...	King George II
Lionel Belmore	...	Patroon
Claude King	...	Duke of Marlborough
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Cording	...	Trapper (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw	...	Colonialist defending Fort Henry (uncredited)
John Sutton	...	British officer, Fort Henry (uncredited)

Directed by
George B. Seitz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John L. Balderston		adaptation
James Fenimore Cooper		novel "The Last of the Mohicans"
Philip Dunne		screenplay
Daniel Moore		adaptation
Paul Perez		adaptation

Produced by
Edward Small	....	producer

Original Music by
Roy Webb		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Robert H. Planck		(as Robert Planck)

Film Editing by
Jack Dennis
Harry Marker

Art Direction by
John DuCasse Schulze

Costume Design by
Franc Smith

Production Management
Harry M. Goetz	....	production supervisor (as Harry Goetz)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clem Beauchamp	....	assistant director

Sound Department
John L. Cass	....	sound recording engineer

Music Department
Roy Webb	....	musical director
Hugo Friedhofer	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Nathaniel Shilkret	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Max Steiner	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Wallace Fox	....	associate director
Edward P. Lambert	....	research director
Carl 'Major' Roup	....	script clerk (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Edward Small Productions (as Reliance Pictures Inc.)

Distributors

• United Artists (1936) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eagle-Lion Films (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• P.R.C. Pictures Company (1947) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astor Pictures Corporation (1951) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Comet Video (????) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #7345) | South Korea:All | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Edward Small Productions

Trivia:

May 1, 1936, the Triplicate reported that a camera crew showed up in Crescent City & Smith River to undertake the preparations for filming an adaption of "The Last of the Mohicans" using Yurok, Hoopa and Tolowa extras. Tolowas and mixed-Tolowas hired on as extras included Clifford Winton, Harry Bob, Fred Moorehead, William White, Andrew Whipple, Chester Scott, Johnny Frank, Chester James, Robert Spott, Lawrence Spott, Edward Spott, and Jack James. They were paid $5.00 a day. The federal government arranged the pay scale for the reservation Indians who had acted as extras.

Quotes:

Hawkeye: How is Uncas?
Chingachgook: Bad. Got squaw fever.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywoodland (2006)

Horrible HORRIBLE book to movie adaptation

Even if it weren't based on a book, this movie would have been horrible, and its worse because it is nothing like the classic book it was based on. I would recommend you read the book, but if all possible, pass by this sad excuse for a movie.

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