The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows
Publicity still for film with George Raft and Frances Drake
Directed by	Stephen Roberts
Written by	Bartlett Cormack Wallace Smith
Starring	George Raft Adolphe Menjou Frances Drake
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 14, 1934 (1934-04-14)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Trumpet Blows is a 1934 American Pre-Code film directed by Stephen Roberts, featuring George Raft as a Mexican matador, Adolphe Menjou as a retired bandito clearly based on Pancho Villa, and Frances Drake as Chulita, the woman they both want to marry. ^[1]

The film was written by Bartlett Cormack and Wallace Smith, and directed by Stephen Roberts.

The film was a box office disappointment. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• George Raft as Manuel Montes
• Adolphe Menjou as Pancho Montes
• Frances Drake as Chulita
• Sidney Toler as Pepi Sancho
• Edward Ellis as Chato
• Katherine DeMille as Lupe, the Maid

Production

Helen Twelvetreees was originally announced as female lead. ^[4]

References

1. Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013, pp 49-50
2. D. W. (November 25, 1934). "TAKING A LOOK AT THE RECORD". New York Times. ProQuest   101193306.
3. Vagg, Stephen (February 9, 2020). "Why Stars Stop Being Stars: George Raft". Filmink.
4. Schallert, E. (August 10, 1933). "Ann dvorak replaces sylvia sidney in chevalier film; studio, theater news, gossip". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   163085942.

External links

• The Trumpet Blows at IMDb
• Review of film at Variety