Are We Civilized? (1934)
A STIRRING EPIC OF MAN'S MIGHTY MARCH TO CIVILIZATION THROUGH THE ETERNAL AGES
1934 drama of man's inhumanity to man, starring William Farnum and Anita Louise, directed by Edwin Carewe, screenplay by Harold Sherman. This film was meant to denounce Hitler prior to US involvement in WWII
- Date of release
- 1934-06-05
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Edwin Carewe
Casting
- William Farnum — Paul Franklin, Sr.
- Anita Louise — Norma Bockner
- Frank McGlynn Sr. — Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
- LeRoy Mason — Paul Franklin Jr.
- Oscar Apfel — Dr. Leonard Gear
- Stuart Holmes — Col. Salter
- Alin Cavin — Moses
- Conrad Seideman — Buddha
- Sidney T. Pink — Confucius
- Harry Burkhardt — Caesar
- Charles Requa — Christ
- J.C. Fowler — Mohammed
Interesting facts
Are We Civilized? is an independently released 1934 pre-Code American social problem film directed by Edwin Carewe which constituted a veiled attack on Adolf Hitler. The film was given a negative review by Time magazine upon its release. Footage of dinosaurs in the film are recycled from the 1918 Willis H. O'Brien's film The Ghost of Slumber Mountain.
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