Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi
The Last Days of Pompeii
Au temps de Jésus-Christ, le forgeron Marcus (Preston Foster) est content de sa vie avec sa belle femme Julia (Gloria Shea) et son fils de six mois. Toutefois, lorsque Julia et leur enfant sont bousculés par un char dans les rues de Pompéi, Marcus dépense le peu d'argent qu'il a pour payer le médecin. Ayant besoin de plus, en désespoir de cause, il devient un gladiateur. Il gagne son combat, mais en vain, sa femme et son enfant meurent. Blâmant sa pauvreté et aigri par la vie, il devient un gladiateur professionnel et devient de plus en plus riche après chaque victoire. Après un combat, il tue son adversaire gaulois et découvre qu'il a rendu orphelin un jeune garçon nommé Flavius (David Holt). Plein de remords, il adopte le garçon et achète un esclave grec, Leaster (Wyrley Birch), pour devenir son tuteur. Toutefois, la responsabilité supplémentaire le rend trop prudent dans l'arène, il est vaincu et blessé. La blessure met fin à sa deuxième carrière...
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Cast
Alan Hale
as Burbix
Basil Rathbone
as Pontius Pilate
Frank Conroy
as Gaius Tanno (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
as Warder (uncredited)
Preston Foster
as Marcus
John T. Murray
as Pilate's Servant (uncredited)
David Holt
as Flavius as a Boy
Edward Van Sloan
as Calvus (uncredited)
John Davidson
as Phoebus (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited), The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
Douglas Cosgrove
as Gaius' Steward (uncredited)
Murray Kinnell
as Simon (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
as Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
as Slaver (uncredited)
William V. Mong
as Cleon the Slave Dealer (uncredited)
Warner Richmond
as Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe
as Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)
James Dime
as Heckling Gladiator (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
as The Lanista (uncredited)
Margaret McWade
as Calvus' Wife (uncredited)
Dorothy Wilson
as Clodia
Jason Robards Sr.
as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Oarsman (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Arena Attendant (uncredited)
Wyrley Birch
as Leaster
Ward Bond
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
as Prefect Allus Martius
Zeffie Tilbury
as The Wise Woman (uncredited)
