A German American family from 1916 thru 1933. After the losses of the Great War, what will happen to the family patriarch and his lager business under Prohibition?.


If you have seventy minutes to spare tonight and want to see how crazy pre-code movies could get, Song of the Eagle is absolutely worth a watch. Anyone who likes family dramas mixed with sudden gangster shootouts will find this fascinating. But if you prefer slow, logical stories that don't skip through decades like a ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"If you have seventy minutes to spare tonight and want to see how crazy pre-code movies could get, Song of the Eagle is absolutely worth a watch. Anyone who likes family dramas mixed with sudden gangster shootouts will find this fascinating. But if you prefer slow, logical stories that don't skip through decades like a rock skipping on water, you'll probably get a headache. It starts in 1916 with Otto Hoffman, a very proud German-American who brews the best beer in town. Jean Hersholt plays Otto ..."
Casey Robinson, C. Graham Baker, Gene Towne, Willard Mack
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