Role: Soldier Friend of Joe (uncredited)
Film Presence: Small
Role Type: Jovial and has girls on his mind
Film Information and Summary: IMDb, TCM, Wikipedia
Release Date: January 5, 1933
Douglas Walton's role as Soldier Friend of Joe
Before going off to the Great War in 1914, Douglas Walton, Joe Marryot (played by Frank Lawton), and another friend "Adrian" were watching some female performers singing and dancing at a nightclub. Walton was checking out the girls, saying that they're giving him a "thrill," and followed up with, "I bet that little dark one sung her share of the fellows to war!" -- obviously having a preference for brunettes. The Adrian was drinking away and was so drunk that he didn't even bother watching the girls. All and all, the guys were enjoying themselves. Somewhere in their conversation, Walton mentioned about just starting at an accountant's office before going into war. When the next performance began, there was a beautiful lone dancer on the stage. Walton in a dreamy daze exclaimed, "My heck! That girl can dance!" Joe asked who the girl was and Walton answered the name of Fanny Bridges (played by Ursula Jeans). The name rung a bell to Joe as he knew Fanny in his childhood, so he stood up and left the scene to meet her. Walton looked ahead towards Joe and had a sly look on his face. Adrian was still drunk.
Later in the film, it's implied that both Walton's character and his friend perished during the War.
Watching this scene felt like a precursor to Walton's role of Leonard St. John Jr. in "The Secret of Madame Blanche" (1933). It is perhaps his military uniform and cheeky personality.
The drunk Adrian in this scene also worked alongside with Douglas Walton in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931), playing as chuckling students in a classroom.
Other Notes
With full honesty, I don't watch a lot of films in the 1930's. All I know is that it was the Pre-Code era when there were no censorship in the moving pictures. But I was seriously flabbergasted seeing words like "sex" and "orgy" being written in these old black and white movies. Also, it was interesting seeing how the 1930's portrayed lesbians and gay men in this film.
Release Date: January 5, 1933
Douglas Walton's role as Soldier Friend of Joe
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| Douglas Walton (left) as Soldier Friend of Joe in “Cavalcade” (1933) with Frank Lawton (center) and unknown actor (right). |
Before going off to the Great War in 1914, Douglas Walton, Joe Marryot (played by Frank Lawton), and another friend "Adrian" were watching some female performers singing and dancing at a nightclub. Walton was checking out the girls, saying that they're giving him a "thrill," and followed up with, "I bet that little dark one sung her share of the fellows to war!" -- obviously having a preference for brunettes. The Adrian was drinking away and was so drunk that he didn't even bother watching the girls. All and all, the guys were enjoying themselves. Somewhere in their conversation, Walton mentioned about just starting at an accountant's office before going into war. When the next performance began, there was a beautiful lone dancer on the stage. Walton in a dreamy daze exclaimed, "My heck! That girl can dance!" Joe asked who the girl was and Walton answered the name of Fanny Bridges (played by Ursula Jeans). The name rung a bell to Joe as he knew Fanny in his childhood, so he stood up and left the scene to meet her. Walton looked ahead towards Joe and had a sly look on his face. Adrian was still drunk.
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| Douglas Walton (left) as Soldier Friend of Joe in “Cavalcade” (1933) with Frank Lawton (right). |
Later in the film, it's implied that both Walton's character and his friend perished during the War.
Watching this scene felt like a precursor to Walton's role of Leonard St. John Jr. in "The Secret of Madame Blanche" (1933). It is perhaps his military uniform and cheeky personality.
The drunk Adrian in this scene also worked alongside with Douglas Walton in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931), playing as chuckling students in a classroom.
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| Douglas Walton (left) in “Cavalcade” (1933) with his friend (right). |
Other Notes
With full honesty, I don't watch a lot of films in the 1930's. All I know is that it was the Pre-Code era when there were no censorship in the moving pictures. But I was seriously flabbergasted seeing words like "sex" and "orgy" being written in these old black and white movies. Also, it was interesting seeing how the 1930's portrayed lesbians and gay men in this film.
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| How the 1930's portray gay men. He wraps a bracelet around his lover's wrist. How sweet!!! |
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| How the 1930's portray lesbians. With cleavages... and a MONOCLE!!! That's totally RAD!!! |
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