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Song of the Eagle (1933)

Song of the Eagle poster
Directed by
Ralph Murphy
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a pre-Code drama set during the end of Prohibition. It follows characters dealing with bootleggers and the changing laws around alcohol in America.

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What happens

Song of the Eagle is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its release coincided with the ongoing repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment that had outlawed alcohol. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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