Mills of the Gods (1934)

A game-old-girl, Mary Hastings (May Robson), retires as the head of the Hasting Plow Works...only to see it slip rapidly into ruin. Her ne're-do-well son and daughter refuse to part with a ... See full summary »

Director:

Roy William Neill

Writers:

Garrett Fort (screenplay), Melville Baker (story)

Stars:

May Robson, Fay Wray, Victor Jory

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
May Robson	...	Mary Hastings
Fay Wray	...	Jean Hastings
Victor Jory	...	Jim Devlin
Raymond Walburn	...	Willard Hastings
James Blakeley	...	Alex Hastings
Josephine Whittell	...	Henrietta Hastings
Mayo Methot	...	Sarah
Albert Conti	...	Count Filippo Di Fraschiani
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Burroughs
Willard Robertson	...	Thomas
Edward Keane	...	Morgan
Edward Van Sloan	...	Komeoski
Frank Reicher	...	Barrett
Frederick Vogeding	...	Njordstrom (as Fredrik Vogeding)
Guy Usher	...	Detective Kennedy

Storyline

A game-old-girl, Mary Hastings (May Robson), retires as the head of the Hasting Plow Works...only to see it slip rapidly into ruin. Her ne're-do-well son and daughter refuse to part with a cent of their fifty million dollar trust fund to help save the business and the worker's jobs. In the end a worker's riot is avoided when Mary returns with a bank loan to save the business.

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Plot Keywords:

damsel in distress | plow works | retirement | grief | misery | 

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Taglines:

NOW...the "Lady For A Day" becomes the First Lady of the Screen! (Print Ad- Buffalo Courier-Express, ((Buffalo NY)) 2 June 1935)

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

Passed

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Film debut of James Millican.

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'ultime sacrifice

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1