*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s wearing a black leather jacket, Red Jaguars t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and gargoyle shades. He’s holding a Mega Pint of Pepsi*
W: Welcome to my lair…welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock.
*Warlock flicks his wrist and fire appears before walking inside*
W: Welcome back to Public Domain Week here at Warlock’s Movie Realm. Batting cleanup will be a movie that I was definitely not looking forward to. Now the first three movies have either been lighthearted or straight up comedies but this one is supposed to be serious. Tonight’s movie is the 1928 silent drama THE LAST COMMAND.
*Warlock takes his seat in the middle of the couch*
W: So what’s THE LAST COMMAND about? Emil Jannings is an Imperial Russian and cousin to the Czar. Somehow he ends up in Hollywood as an extra working on a movie directed by one of his former rebellion opponents. Like I said, this one is going to be straight as a car crash. Now the double good news is Emil Jannings won the first Best Actor in 1928 for this role and its only 85 minutes long so it shouldn’t drag too much. Key word there is shouldn’t.
*Warlock takes a swig of his drink*
W: So with the Best Actor winning lead and a decent run time, let’s see if this is any good. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for THE LAST COMMAND.
Written by Lajos Biro, John F Goodrich and Ernst Lubitsch
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Cast:
| Emil Jannings | … | Grand Duke Sergius Alexander | |
| Evelyn Brent | … | Natalie Dobrova | |
| William Powell | … | Leo Andreyev – The Director | |
| Jack Raymond | … | The Assistant | |
| Nicholas Soussanin | … | The Adjutant | |
| Michael Visaroff | … | The Bodyguard | |
| Fritz Feld | … | A Revolutionist | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Harry Cording | … | Revolutionist (uncredited) | |
| Shep Houghton | … | Russian Youth (uncredited) | |
| Alexander Ikonnikov | … | Drillmaster (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Kobliansky | … | Drillmaster (uncredited) | |
| Guy Oliver | … | Wardrobe Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Sam Savitsky | … | Russian Staff Officer (uncredited) | |
| Harry Semels | … | Soldier – Movie Extra (uncredited) | |
| Robert Wilber | … | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | |
*Warlock reads the tag-line*
W: “A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.”
W: For those who aren’t up to snuff on Russian history, imagine if a former nazi in the 60’s gets hired by a holocaust surviving jew.
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