Gypsy Melody (1936)
Due to a complex series of events a Guards Officer in a small European country is imprisoned. He manages to escape in the company of an idiotic milliner and they briefly take shelter with some gypsies, where the Captain falls in love with a young woman. Having been discovered by an American promoter while performing with gypsy orchestra in a tavern, the three accompany him to London as the latest new musical sensation. A great success, they begin a European-wide tour when their plane is forced down by bad weather in their homeland. Here events are satisfactorily resolved.
- Date of release
- 1936-07-27
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Edmond T. Gréville
Casting
- Lupe Vélez — Mila
- Alfred Rode — Captain Eric Danilo
- Jerry Verno — Madame Beatrice
- Raymond Lovell — Court Chamberlain
- Margaret Yarde — Grand Duchess
- Fred Duprez — Herbert P. Melon
- G. De Joncourt — Doctor Ipstein
- Wyn Weaver — Grand Duke
- Monti DeLyle — Marco
- Louis Darnley — Hotel Manager
- Hector Abbas — Biergarten Manager
Interesting facts
Gypsy Melody is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Lupe Vélez, Alfred Rode and Jerry Verno. It was written by Irving LeRoy, Dan Weldon and Rode, and made at Elstree Studios. The sets were designed by art director John Mead. It was a remake of the 1935 French film Juanita.
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