''Juanita'' is a 1935 French

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directed by Pierre Caron and starring

Mireille Perrey Mireille Perrey (1904–1991) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.328 Perrey played some leading roles in the 1930s but gradually developed into a character actor, appearing in films such as the British comedy '' Hotel Sahara'' (1951). I ...

Alfred Rode Alfred Rode (born Alfred Spedaliere; 4 June 1905 – 22 July 1979) was an Italian-born French composer, musician, actor and film director. He was born in Torre del Greco. In 1936 Rode appeared in the British film '' Gypsy Melody'' alongside L ...

and

André Berley André Berley (13 January 1890 – 26 November 1936) was a French actor. Berley was born André Edmond Obrecht in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Selected filmography * ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) * '' Olimpia'' (1930) * '' The ...

. The following year it was remade in Britain as '' Gypsy Melody'' directed by

Edmond T. Gréville Edmond T. Gréville (born Edmond Gréville Thonger; 20 June 1906 – 26 May 1966) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was married to the actress Vanda Gréville. Career Gréville began his career as a film journalist and critic. ...

and starring

Lupe Vélez María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944), known professionally as Lupe Vélez, was a Mexican actress, singer and dancer during the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican ...

and Alfred Rode.Vogel p.196-97

Partial cast

as Juanita *

as Alex Bratlesco *

as The King *

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as The Queen *

Milly Mathis Milly Mathis (September 8, 1901 – March 30, 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on September 8, 1901, as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in Marseilles, France, she made her film debut with a small, ...

as Giuliana *

Albert Duvaleix Albert Duvaleix (1893-1962) was a French stage and film actor. Bessy & Chirat p.138 A character actor he appeared in a number of supporting roles in French comedies and drama films. His son Christian Duvaleix also became an actor. Selected filmo ...

as Colonel Bratlesco * Nane Germon as Elaine Georgesco

References

Bibliography

* Vogel, Michelle. ''Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1935 films French musical comedy films French black-and-white films 1935 musical comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Caron 1930s French films {{musical-comedy-film-stub