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It's Great to Be Alive

  • 1933
  • Passed
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
78
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Gloria Stuart, Joan Marsh, Herbert Mundin, and Raul Roulien in It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
ComedyMusicMusical

An aviator who crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific returns home to find that he is the last fertile man left on Earth after an epidemic of masculitus.An aviator who crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific returns home to find that he is the last fertile man left on Earth after an epidemic of masculitus.An aviator who crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific returns home to find that he is the last fertile man left on Earth after an epidemic of masculitus.

  • Director
    • Alfred L. Werker
  • Writers
    • John D. Swain
    • Paul Perez
    • Arthur Kober
  • Stars
    • Raul Roulien
    • Gloria Stuart
    • Edna May Oliver
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    78
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alfred L. Werker
    • Writers
      • John D. Swain
      • Paul Perez
      • Arthur Kober
    • Stars
      • Raul Roulien
      • Gloria Stuart
      • Edna May Oliver
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Joan Marsh and Raul Roulien in It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
    Gloria Stuart, Joan Marsh, and Raul Roulien in It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
    Gloria Stuart, Joan Marsh, and Raul Roulien in It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
    Gloria Stuart, Joan Marsh, Herbert Mundin, and Raul Roulien in It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
    Gloria Stuart, Joan Marsh, and Raul Roulien in It's Great to Be Alive (1933)

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    Raul Roulien
    Raul Roulien
    • Carlos Martin
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Dorothy Wilton
    Edna May Oliver
    Edna May Oliver
    • Dr. Prodwell
    Herbert Mundin
    Herbert Mundin
    • Brooks
    Joan Marsh
    Joan Marsh
    • Toots
    Dorothy Burgess
    Dorothy Burgess
    • Al Moran
    Emma Dunn
    Emma Dunn
    • Mrs. Wilton
    Edward Van Sloan
    Edward Van Sloan
    • Dr. Wilton
    Robert Greig
    Robert Greig
    • Perkins
    Sally Arden
    • Dancer - American Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Lee Bailey
    • Dancer - Page
    • (uncredited)
    Bonita Barker
    Bonita Barker
    • Dancer - American Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Beatrice Becker
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Boldrick
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Lorraine Bridges
    Lorraine Bridges
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Audrene Brier
    Audrene Brier
    • Dancer - Dutch Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Esther Brodelet
    Esther Brodelet
    • Dancer - American Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Bryson
    • Dancer - Dutch Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred L. Werker
    • Writers
      • John D. Swain
      • Paul Perez
      • Arthur Kober
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    • Trivia
      Long considered a lost film, the Museum of Modern Art in New York restored a unique nitrate print from its collection. The film was screened for the public in July 2017.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Good Bye Ladies
      Words and Music by William Kernell

      Performed by Raul Roulien

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    5/10
    That's a Matter of Opinion
    IT'S GREAT TO BE ALIVE if you're THE LAST MAN ON EARTH. In this sound remake of the 1924 comedy, Raul Roulien is engaged to Gloria Stuart, but his numerous ex-girlfriends won't take "No" for an answer, particularly Joan Marsh. When Herbert Mundin puts Roulien in the wrong bed room, Gloria calls off the wedding. Roulien stomps off to make a daring cross-Pacific flight. His plane goes down in the middle of nowhere as a plague emerges that kills all the men on Earth.

    Some time later, Roulien is discovered, captured by gangsters -- the etymologically feminine ending applying -- but taken by scientist Edna May Oliver for an international congress to decide what to do.

    Fox was trying to make a Chevalier-style comedy, but Roulien lacks the personality for it. In addition, there is no explanation of how Roulien is going to avoid being infected for the women-carried germ and dying. The comedy is competently executed by director Alfred Werker, as is the over-the-top choreography by Sammy Lee (think "Freedonia's Going to War"). There are some competent but unmemorable songs by William Kernell that make this a decent but unremarkable time-waster.
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    • Release date
      • July 8, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Siste mannen på jorden
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Central Airport, Glendale, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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