The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)

The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 US Theatrical Poster
Directed byMerian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written byRuth Rose
Story byJames Ashmore Creelman
Based onThe Last Days of Pompeii
1834 novel
by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Produced byMerian C. Cooper
StarringPreston Foster
Alan Hale
Basil Rathbone
John Wood
David Holt
Dorothy Wilson
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Jack Cardiff (uncredited)
Edited byArchie Marshek
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 18, 1935 (1935-10-18)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$818,000
Box office$980,000

The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) is an RKO Radio Pictures film starring Preston Foster and directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, creators of the original King Kong.