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The Devil Is a Woman

1935 · 80 min · US

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted

Comedy · Drama · Romance · History

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1935 · Source: Internet Archive

Public domain presentation

Cast & Crew

Josef von Sternberg · DirectorMarlene Dietrich · Concha PerezLionel Atwill · Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar

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Cast

Principal players
Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Concha Perez

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Gov. Don Paquito 'Paquitito'

Alison Skipworth

Alison Skipworth

Senora Perez

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Antonio Galvan

Don Alvarado

Don Alvarado

Morenito

Tempe Pigott

Tempe Pigott

Tuerta (as Tempe Piggott)

Francisco Moreno

Francisco Moreno

Alphonso (as Paco Moreno)

Max Barwyn

Max Barwyn

Pablo (uncredited)

John George

John George

Street Beggar (uncredited)

E

Eumenio Blanco

Minor Role (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Reveler with Balloon (uncredited)

Jill Dennett

Jill Dennett

Maria (uncredited)

L

Luisa Espinel

Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

Duel Conductor (uncredited)

Crew

David Hertz

writer

Lucien Ballard

cinematographer

Josef von Sternberg

cinematographer

Oran Schee

writer

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