''My Wife's Teacher'' (Spanish:''El profesor de mi mujer'', ''El profesor de mi señora'' or ''El amor solfeando'') is a 1930

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directed by

Robert Florey Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked a ...

, and starring

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.Comas, p. 24 It was made as the Spanish-language version of the German film '' Rendezvous''. Such

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s were common during the early years of

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. A separate French version as also released as ''

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''. The film's sets were designed by

Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His yo ...

Cast

Florelle Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film ''The Threepenny Opera'', after which she had numerou ...

Julia Lajos Julia Lajos (24 February 1894 – 21 June 1963) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' A Palace for Sale'' (1942) * '' Orosia'' (1943) * '' Lady in Ermine'' (1943) * ...

* Valentín Parera * Luis Torrecilla

References

Bibliography

* Comas, Àngel. ''Diccionari de llargmetratges''. Cossetània Edicions, 2005.

External links

* 1930 films Spanish comedy films 1930 comedy films 1930s Spanish-language films Films directed by Robert Florey German films based on plays French films based on plays French multilingual films German multilingual films Spanish black-and-white films Spanish multilingual films 1930 multilingual films Films scored by Eduard Künneke Films with screenplays by Robert Florey {{1930s-Spain-film-stub