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.
Credits
Gipsy Blood Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Mary Clare
She was 37, 76 years old when she died
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as Factory Girl |
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Lester Matthews
He was 31, 74 years old when he died
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as Zuniga |
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Hay Petrie
He was 36, 53 years old when he died
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as Remenado |
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Dennis Wyndham
He was 45, 86 years old when he died
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as Doncairo |
Gipsy Blood Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Walter C. Mycroft as Writer. He was 42 (69) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Prosper Mérimée as Novel. He was 128 (66) years old when He died
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Writing |
