''Thus is Life'' (Spanish: ''Así es la vida'') is a 1930 American

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film directed by

George Crone George Crone (1894–1966), also known as George J. Crone, was an American director and editor, whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He began his career cutting the silent film '' Let's Be Fashionable'' in 1920. Between that f ...

and starring

José Bohr José Bohr (3 September 1901 – 29 May 1994) was a German-born Chilean film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969. Selected filmography Actor * '' Así es la vida'' (1930) * ''Rogue of the ...

, Delia Magana and Lolita Vendrell. It was produced as the Spanish version of the

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film '' What a Man!'', also directed by Crone.Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995''. Scarecrow Press, 1996. pp. 17-18. . In the early years of sound such multi-language versions were common, and only declined with the development of

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Plot

A British ex-

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officer moves to America, but struggles to find work. After he is employed as a

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to a wealthy family, he falls in love with his employer's daughter.

Cast

as José Rolan *

Delia Magaña Delia Magaña (February 2, 1903 – March 31, 1996) was a Mexican film and television actress, singer, and dancer. Life Although she started as a silent film actress, Magaña became best known for her comic supporting roles in her later years. ...

as Luisa Franklyn *Lolita Vendrell as Blanca Franklyn *César Vanoni as Manuel *Enrique Acosta as Señor Franklyn *Marcela Nivón as Señora Franklyn *

Tito Davison Tito Davison (14 November 1912 – 21 March 1985) was a Chilean-born Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Thus Is Life'' (1930) * ''Shadows of Glory'' (1930) ...

as Jorge Franklyn *Myrta Bonillas as La contessa *

Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, ''The Bright Shawl'', which starred Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, William Powe ...

as Calton *Ernesto Piedra as Sapo *Rosita Gil as Cora

References

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* Spanish-language American films American romantic comedy films 1930 romantic comedy films Films directed by George Crone American multilingual films Films based on American novels American films based on plays American black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Tom Gibson 1930 multilingual films 1930s Spanish-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub