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In 1894, Brant Royle shocks the aristocratic tobacco growers of Kingsmont by planning to mass-produce cigarettes.
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Brant Royle
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Sonia Kovac
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Margaret Jane Singleton
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Chris Malley - Dr. Monaco
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Major James Singleton
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Rose
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Tabitha Singleton
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John Barton
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Calhoun - Lawyer
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Phillips
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James Adamson ...
Black Peddler (uncredited)
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Poker Player (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon ...
Fauntleroy (uncredited)
Walter Bacon ...
Man at Tobacco Auction (uncredited)
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Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
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Queenie - Sonia's Maid (uncredited)
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Tobacco Auctioneer (uncredited)
Eileen Coghlan ...
Cousin Pearl (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Member Tobacco Board of Directors (uncredited)
Boyd Davis ...
Official (uncredited)
Irmgard Dawson ...
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Renee De Vaux ...
Theodora - Cousin (uncredited)
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Black Boy (uncredited)
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Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
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Johnson (uncredited)
Wesley Gale ...
Barber (uncredited)
Pat Goldin ...
Cousin Arthur - Piano Player (uncredited)
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Board Member (uncredited)
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Man at Tobacco Auction (uncredited)
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Ellery (uncredited)
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Tobacco Worker (uncredited)
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Man in Store / Man at Tobacco Auction (uncredited)
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Tobacco Worker (uncredited)
Ed Haskett ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jessie Lee Hunt ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Black Grandpa (uncredited)
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Farmer's Son (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns ...
Farmer's Son (uncredited)
Leslie Kimmell ...
Hopkins (uncredited)
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Clay (uncredited)
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Dressmaker (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Pendleton (uncredited)
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Blacksmith (uncredited) (voice)
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Louise - Cousin (uncredited)
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Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Devers (uncredited)
Cap Somers ...
Man at Tobacco Auction (uncredited)
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Member Tobacco Board of Directors (uncredited)
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Emily - Cousin (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Kathryn Towne ...
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Felipe Turich ...
Accountant at Tobacco Auction (uncredited)
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Simon - Singleton's Butler (uncredited)
Kermit Whitfield ...
Detective Curson (uncredited)
Chalky Williams ...
Sheriff (uncredited)
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Worker (uncredited)
Buck Woods ...
Black Peddler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Curtiz

Written by

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Ranald MacDougall ... (screenplay)
 
Foster Fitzsimmons ... (novel) (as Foster Fitz-Simons)

Produced by

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Henry Blanke ... producer

Music by

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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Karl Freund ... director of photography

Editing by

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Owen Marks

Editorial Department

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David Curtiz ... montage director (as David C. Gardner)

Art Direction by

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Stanley Fleischer

Set Decoration by

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Ben Bone

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist
Ray Romero ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Myrl Stoltz ... hair stylist (uncredited)
John Wallace ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Curtiz ... second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
Sherry Shourds ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Stanley Jones ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paul Butner ... gaffer (uncredited)
Ray Ramsey ... camera operator (uncredited)
Jack Woods ... still photographer (uncredited)
Warren Yaple ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marjorie Best ... wardrobe
Leah Rhodes ... wardrobe
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator
Leo Shuken ... orchestrations
Victor Young ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Fred Applegate ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Norman Stuart ... dialogue director
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Plot Summary

Once, magnate Major Singleton ran the Royles out of the Kingsmont tobacco country for daring to make lowly cigarettes. Now in 1894, Brant Royle, last of his name, is back. Forceful and macho, Brant intends to re-establish his family no matter what it takes. Two lovely women have waited for him: bordello keeper Sonia, with love; Singleton's daughter Margaret, with hatred and desire. As automation rears its head, the struggle attains an epic quality. Will Royle Cigarettes flood the market? Will Brant pick the wrong woman? Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines He had to fight for everything he owned ... except this woman's lips ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le roi du tabac (France)
  • El rey del tabaco (Spain)
  • Frunza aurie (Romania)
  • Het masker valt (Netherlands)
  • Яркий лист (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Runtime
  • 110 min
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Budget $1,944,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia To add accuracy to the film, an authentic turn-of-the-century cigarette maker was purchased as a prop. See more »
Goofs When Brant is lying at the bottom of the stairs as the fire begins in Singleton house, the servant runs to him. In a brief shot, we see Brant raising his arm as if he is coming to and beginning to get up, but in the next shot, as the servant reaches him, he is still lying flat as if still knocked out. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Last Cigarette (1999). See more »
Soundtracks Oh, Dem Golden Slippers See more »
Quotes Blacksmith: Say, don't I know you from some place?
Brant Royle: I've never been there.
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