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Roar of the Dragon (1932) [IN PROCESS - Information may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies]


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Title: Roar of the Dragon [IMDb]


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Release date: July 08, 1932
Studio: RKO
Runtime: 69 minutes
IMDB genres: adventure, romance

Synopsis [hide]

A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. Carson must contend with the bandits outside and the conflicting personalities of those trapped inside the inn, as well as dealing with spies among the inn's personnel.

Plot keywords (from IMDb): 1930s, alcoholic, ambush, american abroad, animal in title, bandit, based on novel , battle, blonde, blonde woman, bolt action rifle, boy, burned alive, butcher, china, chinese, cowardice, engineer, entertainer, escape, evil man, false accusation, goat, gunfight, gunfire, gunshot wound, hero, horse, hotel, jew, kidnapping, kiss, knife, looting, love interest, machine, machine gun, male female relationship, manchuria, melodrama, murder, one man army, orphan, paddlewheel boat, pistol, radio, raid, revenge, revolver, rifle, russian, sea captain, self sacrifice, sexual harassment, ship owner, shootout, siege, spy, standoff, starvation, tourist, united states of america, villain, violence, water, attack

Cast and Crew

Bernhard Kaun: orchestrator

Max Steiner: musical director

Emil Gerstenberger: orchestrator

ActorRole
Wesley RugglesDirector
Richard DixChauncey Carson
Gwili AndreNatascha
Edward Everett HortonBusby
C. Henry GordonVoronsky
Arline JudgeHortense O'Dare
Tetsu KomaiMessenger on Horseback

Film Statistics

Stats
Film duration: 1:09:15
Music duration: 19:25:50
Pages in score: no score available
Total themes: 18
Themes with variants: 4
Total variants: 25
Total gestures: 4
Total underscoring sections: 8
Total underscoring duration: 19:02:04
Total instances: 71

Themes

Name Uses Variants
Voronsky's Theme 17 13
Manchuria 8 7
The Rider 6 3
Always 5 0
An Old Adobe 5 0
Suspense 3 2
The River Boat 3 0
Heartache 2 0
Chinese Children 1 0
Hurry 1 0
Incidental Music 1 0
Little White Lies 1 0
Mysterioso 1 0
Natascha 1 0
RKO Tower 1 0
The Camp Fire 1 0
The Telegraph 1 0
Try Me 1 0

Gestures

Name
Carry
Carson
Falling
Shot Down

Underscoring

Name
Dramatic
Mysterious
Somber
Tense