''The Man Called Back'' is a 1932 American
Pre-Code film directed by
Robert Florey.
This film was independently produced for the bargain-basement price of $68,000, partly because Florey was allowed to re-use the tropical set constructed for the
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orph ...
film ''
Bird of Paradise'' (1932).
Plot
A disgraced doctor (Nagel) exiles himself to the
South Seas, and is rehabilitated by meeting a society woman (Kenyon) and her irresponsible husband (Halliday). He returns to
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
.
Cast
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Conrad Nagel as Dr. David Yorke
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Doris Kenyon as Diana St. Claire
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John Halliday as Gordon St. Claire
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Juliette Compton as Vivien Lawrence
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Reginald Owen as Dr. Atkins
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Mona Maris as Lilaya
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Alan Mowbray as King's Counsel
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Gilbert Emery as Defense Counsel
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Mae Busch as Rosie
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Lionel Belmore as Mr. Cartright
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Winter Hall as Judge
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May Beatty as Mrs. Lucy Sanderson
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George C. Pearce as Mr. Sanderson
References
External links
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Turner Classic Movies page
1932 films
1932 drama films
American drama films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
Films based on British novels
Films directed by Robert Florey
Tiffany Pictures films
Films set in London
1930s American films
Films with screenplays by Robert Florey
Films set in the Pacific Ocean
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