A Romance of Seville
1929 film
- May 1929 (1929-05)
- July 1930 (1930-07) (sound version)
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A Romance of Seville is a 1929 British sound color drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Alexander D'Arcy, Marguerite Allan and Cecil Barry.[1] This was the first British sound film released in colour, using the Pathéchrome stencil-colouring process.[2] While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects on the soundtrack. The film is also known by the alternative title The Romance of Seville.
Cast
- Alexander D'Arcy as Ramon
- Marguerite Allan as Pepita
- Randle Ayrton as Estavian
- Cecil Barry as Estaban
- Hugh Eden as Juan
- Eugenie Amami as Dolores
Music
The film features a theme song entitled "Pepita" which was composed by Hubert Bath and Harry Stafford.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Mundy, John. The British musical film. Manchester University Press, 2007.
External links
- A Romance of Seville at IMDb
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The films of Norman Walker
- Tommy Atkins (1928)
- Widecombe Fair (1928)
- A Romance of Seville (1929)
- The Hate Ship (1929)
- Loose Ends (1930)
- The Middle Watch (1930)
- Uneasy Virtue (1931)
- The Shadow Between (1931)
- Mr. Bill the Conqueror (1932)
- Fires of Fate (1932)
- The Fortunate Fool (1933)
- Forging Ahead (1933)
- The Flaw (1933)
- The House of Trent (1933)
- The Way of Youth (1934)
- Lilies of the Field (1934)
- Dangerous Ground (1934)
- Turn of the Tide (1935)
- Key to Harmony (1935)
- Debt of Honour (1936)
- Our Fighting Navy (1937)
- Sunset in Vienna (1937)
- The Man at the Gate (1941)
- Hard Steel (1942)
- The Great Mr. Handel (1942)
- They Knew Mr. Knight (1946)
- John Wesley (1954)
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