The Last Train from Madrid (1937)

Interesting facts

The Last Train from Madrid is a 1937 American war drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres and Gilbert Roland. It is set during the Spanish Civil War. The film was one of the few contemporary Hollywood films made about the war.

Production

In 1936, it was reported that Paramount had acquired the property as a vehicle for Cary Grant. However, Grant did not sign a new contract and left the studio later that year.

As with Love Under Fire, another film about the Spanish Civil War in production at the time, the filmmakers were careful not to take sides. Paramount executives described it as a "sort of a Grand Hotel theme." The production experienced several issues with the Hays Office because of the political aspects of the subject.

Filming took place in April and May 1937, mainly at Paramount's studios and at the Iverson Ranch, although some secondary location shooting took place in Palencia in Castille. The sets were designed by the art directors Earl Hedrick and Hans Dreier. Additional filming of background scenes took place at Cecil B. DeMille ’Spanish’ bungalow on the Paramount lot; DeMille himself appears in a crowd scene in the film.

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