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La fiesta del diablo

Feb 11, 1931

1h 33m

★ 0.0

Overview

A savvy city girl is hired to sugar an earnest farm boy into a business deal, but loses her heart. Spanish language version of the 1930 Nancy Carroll vehicle "The Devil's Holiday".

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Hallie Hobart

Carmen Larrabeiti

David Stone

Tony D'Algy

Mark Stone

Félix de Pomés

Charlie Thorne

Miguel Ligero

Telefonista

Amelia Muñoz

Ezra Stone

Manuel Vico

Doctor Reynolds

Manuel Russell

Kent Carr

Pedro Barreto

Tia Betty

Mercedes Servet

Hammond

José Sierra de Luna

Monk McConnell

Carlos Díaz de Mendoza

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