Gipsy Blood 1931
Gipsy Blood
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.
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.
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Release Date:
Oct 30, 1931 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 20`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Gipsy Blood
Directors & Credit Writers
CL
Cecil Lewis... Director
Cast
... Carmen
TFB
Thomas F. Burke... Don Jose
... Escamillo
... Zuniga
... Factory Girl
... Innkeeper
... Remenado
... Doncairo