Das Privatleben des Don Juan (1934)
Spanien, 17. Jahrhundert. Der alternde Schwerenöter Don Juan kann es nicht lassen, noch immer ersteigt er Balkons um junge Damen zu beglücken. Doch sein Arzt rät ihm, kürzer zu treten: „Nur noch einen Balkon am Tag, statt zehn!“. Don Juan kehrt nach Sevilla zurück; dort muss er feststellen, dass man von seiner Ankunft bereits weiß. Ein junger Bewunderer des Schwerenöters, Rodrigo, ist in die Fußstapfen des Meisters getreten und erobert die Herzen der Damen Sevillas. Don Juan sieht das Auftreten des Bewunderers kritisch, denn schließlich gibt es „…nur einen Don Juan!“ Als Rodrigo bei einem Schäferstündchen erwischt wird, kommt es zu einem Degenduell, bei dem der junge „Don Juan“ stirbt. Nun glaubt ganz Sevilla, dass der Frauenheld tot ist. Don Juan wohnt so seiner eigenen Beerdigung bei. Bald kommt eine Biographie des Frauenhelden heraus, allerdings eine frei erfundene ...
Der Regisseur: Alexander Korda
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Douglas Fairbanks as Don Juan |
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Merle Oberon as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament |
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Bruce Winston as Manager of The Black Cat |
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Melville Cooper as Leporello |
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Gibson Gowland as Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband |
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Benita Hume as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery |
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Gina Malo as Pepita, Another Dancer of Equal Temperament |
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Binnie Barnes as Rosita, a Maid Pure and Simple |
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Owen Nares as Antonio Martinez, an Actor as Actors Go |
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Heather Thatcher as Anna Dora, an Actress as Actresses Go |
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Diana Napier as A Lady of Sentiment |
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Joan Gardner as Carmen, a Young Lady of Romance |
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Barry MacKay as Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance |
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Claud Allister as The Duke, as Dukes Go |
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Athene Seyler as Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment |
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Hindle Edgar as A Jealous Husband |
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Natalie Paley as Jealous Husband's Poor Wife |
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Patricia Hilliard as The Girl at the Castle, a Young Girl in Love |
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Lawrence Grossmith as Pedo, Uncle of the Castle Girl, Who Knows Better |
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Clifford Heatherley as Pedro, Don Juan's Young Masseur |
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Morland Graham as Hector, Don Juan's Cook |
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Edmund Breon as Cardona, the Playwright, as Playwrights Go |
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Betty Hamilton as First Tired Businessman's Wife |
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Rosita Garcia as Second Tired Businessman's Wife |
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John Brownlee as Singer |
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Margaretta Scott as Pepilla |
| Directing | Alexander Korda | Director |
| Writing | Lajos Biró | Writer |
| Writing | Frederick Lonsdale | Writer |
| Directing | Geoffrey Boothby | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Arthur Wimperis | Lyricist |
| Editing | Stephen Harrison | Editor |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Camera | Georges Périnal | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oliver Messel | Costume Design |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Producer |
| Camera | Osmond Borradaile | Camera Operator |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Settings |
| Sound | Ernst Toch | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Ned Mann | Special Effects |
| Writing | Henry Bataille | Theatre Play |
