The Devil Is a Woman (1935)

  • NR
  • 05/03/1935 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance, History
  • 1h 20m

Kiss me .. and I'll break your heart!

Overview

In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted

David Hertz

Writer

Oran Schee

Writer

Josef von Sternberg

Director

Pierre Louÿs

Novel

Cast

Marlene Dietrich's headshot

Marlene Dietrich

Concha Perez
Lionel Atwill's headshot

Lionel Atwill

Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar
Edward Everett Horton's headshot

Edward Everett Horton

Gov. Don Paquito 'Paquitito'
Alison Skipworth's headshot

Alison Skipworth

Senora Perez
Cesar Romero's headshot

Cesar Romero

Antonio Galvan
Don Alvarado's headshot

Don Alvarado

Morenito
Tempe Pigott's headshot

Tempe Pigott

Tuerta (as Tempe Piggott)
Francisco Moreno's headshot

Francisco Moreno

Alphonso (as Paco Moreno)

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