Red Salute (1935)
Movie Info
Anti-Communist politics and screwball romance make strange bedfellows in this comic tale that plays like a cross between the previous year's It Happened One Night (1934) and a less-sober version of a later generation's The Way We Were (1973). Barbara Stanwyck stars as Drue Van Allen, a college student whose father (Purnell Pratt) is a general in the U.S. Army. Dad is less than enthused with Drue's new beau Arner (Hardie Albright) because the lad is a propaganda-spouting Communist. The general would rather see Drue with Jeff (Robert Young), a handsome, all-American soldier who, despite the senior officer's endorsement, has chronic run-ins with authority and is about to go AWOL. When Drue and Jeff end up in a stolen trailer bound for Mexico, they get to know each other better, and General Van Allen sees a prime opportunity to get his daughter away from the red menace for keeps. Red Salute (1935) has also been exhibited under the titles Runaway Daughter and Her Enlisted Man.
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
as Drue Van Allen
as Drue Van Allen
Robert Young
as Jeff
as Jeff
Ruth Donnelly
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
Hardie Albright
as Leonard Arner
as Leonard Arner
Cliff Edwards
as Rooney
as Rooney
Gordon Jones
as Lefty
as Lefty
Paul Stanton
as Louis Martin
as Louis Martin
Purnell Pratt
as Maj. Gen. Van Allen
as Maj. Gen. Van Allen
Nella Walker
as Aunt Betty
as Aunt Betty
Arthur Vinton
as Joe Beal
as Joe Beal
Edward McWade
as Baldy
as Baldy
Henry Kolker
as Dean
as Dean
Henry Otho
as Border Patrolman
as Border Patrolman
Ben Hall
as Student
as Student
Julian Rivero
as Pedro, Mexican telegrapher
as Pedro, Mexican telegrapher
Joe Domingues
as Rubio, Chauffeur
as Rubio, Chauffeur
Chris-Pin Martin
as Men's Room Attendant
as Men's Room Attendant
Edward Hearn
as Border Patrolman
as Border Patrolman
Jack Cheatham
as Border Patrolman
as Border Patrolman
Tom London
as Navy Officer
as Navy Officer
Garry Owen
as Gas Station Attendant
as Gas Station Attendant
Harry Bowen
as Prisoner
as Prisoner
Tom Dugan
as Prisoner
as Prisoner
Eddy Chandler
as Jailer
as Jailer
Lester Dorr
as League Speaker
as League Speaker
Jack Mower
as Immigration Officer
as Immigration Officer
Dave O'Brien
as Students at Rally
as Students at Rally
Allan Cavan
as Army Officer
as Army Officer
Selmer Jackson
as Army Officer
as Army Officer
David Newell
as Student
as Student
George H. Reed
as Butler
as Butler
Ferdinand Gottschalk
as League Speaker
as League Speaker
Joe Dominguez
as Rubio, Chauffeur
as Rubio, Chauffeur
William Moore
as Student at Rally
as Student at Rally
Fred Kohler Jr.
as Student at Rally
as Student at Rally
Critic Reviews for Red Salute
All Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (0)
Based upon the lie that leaders of radical student organizations are "paid foreign agitators," this is as clever a piece of reactionary propaganda as has come out of Hollywood.
May 4, 2020 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Red Salute
½
Barbara and Bob work well together and the film makes an small effort to say something but it ends up being too lightweight to make any real statement.
jay nixon
Super Reviewer
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