Song of the Eagle

Song of the Eagle is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt.^[1] It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.^[2][3] Its release coincided with the ongoing repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment that had outlawed alcohol.

Song of the Eagle
Directed by	Ralph Murphy
Screenplay by	C. Graham Baker Willard Mack Casey Robinson Gene Towne
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers
Starring	Charles Bickford Richard Arlen Mary Brian Jean Hersholt
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Edited by	Joseph Kane
Music by	John Leipold Harold Lewis
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 28, 1933 (1933-04-28)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The fortunes of the German American family Hoffman from 1916 to 1933 during World War I, when the United States is at war with their native Germany, and during the Prohibition Era when the family's lager business is suddenly made illegal is explored. If the family's brewery is to continue they need to turn to bootlegging.

Cast

• Charles Bickford as Joe Anderson
• Richard Arlen as Bill Hoffman
• Mary Brian as Elsa Kranzmeyer
• Jean Hersholt as Otto Hoffman
• Louise Dresser as Emma Hoffman
• Andy Devine as Mud
• George E. Stone as Gus
• Gene Morgan as Charlie
• Bert Sprotte as Emil Kranzmeyer
• George Meeker as August Hoffmann
• Julie Haydon as Gretchen
• James Bradbury Jr. as Slats