the acronymic f. p. 1 stand for float platform # 1. the film portend the building of an f. p. 1 in the middle of the atlantic ocean and to be use a an air station for transatlantic plane flight . base a contemporary curt siodmark novel while it be film in german a f. p. 1 antwortet nicht ( 1932 ) and in french a i. f. 1 ne répond plus ( 1933 ) and and in english a f. p. 1 ( 1933 ) . soon and technology make non stop oceanic travel much more preferable . star conrad veidt ( a ellissen ) and jill esmond ( a droste ) and and leslie fenton ( a claire ) find love and sabotage on and off the atlantic platform . karl hartl direct . mr. veidt be most fun to watch while but and he be not convince in the love triangle with ms. esmond and mr. fenton . the young co star be the spouse of laurence olivier and ann dvorak and respectively . both the concept and film have not age well . f. p. 1 ( 4/3/33 ) karl hartl ~ conrad veidt and jill esmond and leslie fenton .