The Spanish Dancer

Oct 6, 1923

1h 35m

★ 4.0

And now the perfect combination – the Negri of foreign-made triumphs in an American-produced super picture!

Overview

The Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a Romani girl who dances in courtyards and even tells people's fortunes. Despite her lowly position, Maritana wishes to be a Countess. Her ambitions are realized when she meets the handsome Count Don Cesar de Bazán, if only the King of Spain would stay out of their way!

Genres

History

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Maritana

Pola Negri

Don Cesar de Bazan

Antonio Moreno

King Philip IV

Wallace Beery

Queen Isabel of Bourbon

Kathlyn Williams

Juan

Robert Agnew

Lazarillo

Gareth Hughes

Don Salluste

Adolphe Menjou

Velasquez

Andre Lenoi

Olivarez

Henry Vogel

Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)

Anne Shirley

Cardinal's Ambassador

Charles Stevenson

Marquis de Rotundo

Edward Kipling

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