''I Live for Love'' is a 1935 American

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directed by Busby Berkeley and starring

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and Guy Kibbee. The film's sets were designed by the

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Plot summary

Donna Del Rio is a diva of the stage and her wish is for her lover, Rico Alvarado, to be her leading man. To prevent this from happening, the producers pick Roger Kerry from the streets and give him a job.

Main cast

as Donna *

as Roger Kerry * Guy Kibbee as Henderson *

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as Mac * Berton Churchill as Fabian * Hobart Cavanaugh as Townsend *

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as Street Musician * Al Shaw as Street Musician * Sam Lee as Street Musician * Don Alvarado as Rico Cesaro * Mary Treen as Clementine - Donna's Maid * Robert Greig as Fat Man Dancing at Nightclub

References

Bibliography

* Mary Beltrán. ''Latina Stars in U.S. Eyes''. University of Illinois Press, 2009.

External links

* * * * * 1935 films 1935 musical comedy films American musical comedy films Films directed by Busby Berkeley Films scored by Heinz Roemheld Warner Bros. films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub