Gipsy Blood (1931)
Synopsis
In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper Mérimée’s classic story of passion and fatal jealousy, Carmen. With a score based on Bizet’s opera, Gipsy Blood features celebrated American soprano Marguerite Namara as the capricious gypsy girl from the cigarette factory; her co-performers include Thomas Burke as Carmen’s tormented lover, Don José, and New Zealand-born baritone Lance Fairfax as his rival, the toreador Escamillo.
Release Date: 1931-10-30
Runtime: 80 minutes
Director: Cecil Lewis
Top Cast
- Marguerite Namara as Carmen
- Thomas F. Burke as Don Jose
- Lance Fairfax as Escamillo
- Lester Matthews as Zuniga
- Mary Clare as Factory Girl
- Lewin Mannering as Innkeeper
- Hay Petrie as Remenado
- Dennis Wyndham as Doncairo
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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