World and the Flesh

film by Cromwell [1932]

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  • A black-and-white photo of John Cromwell in a suit, smoking a pipe, seated on a film set with a large vintage camera and equipment, circa 1939.
    In John Cromwell: Early career

    The drama World and the Flesh (1932) centres on a sea captain (played by Bancroft) who comes to the aid of a ballerina (Miriam Hopkins) during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Following a dispute with Paramount, Cromwell went to RKO, which was reeling from the exit of…

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