In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper Mérimée’s classic story of passion and fatal jealousy, Carmen. With a score based on Bizet’s opera, Gipsy Blood features celebrated American soprano Marguerite Namara as the capricious gypsy girl from the cigarette factory; her co-performers include Thomas Burke as Carmen’s tormented lover, Don José, and New Zealand-born baritone Lance Fairfax as his rival, the toreador Escamillo.
Stars: Marguerite Namara, Thomas F. Burke, Lance Fairfax, Lester Matthews, Mary Clare, Lewin Mannering
Crew: Cecil Lewis (Director), Prosper Mérimée (Novel), Walter C. Mycroft (Writer), Cecil Lewis (Writer), Malcolm Sargent (Music Director)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: British International Pictures
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 30, 1931
IMDb: 10
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