In Gay Madrid

1930 film

  • May 17, 1930 (1930-05-17)
Running time
82 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

In Gay Madrid (1930) is an American pre-Code musical comedy, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Ramón Novarro and Dorothy Jordan, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Cast

  • Ramon Navarro as Ricardo
  • Dorothy Jordan as Carmina Rivas
  • Lottice Howell as Goytia
  • Claude King as Marques de Castelar
  • Eugenie Besserer as Dona Generosa
  • William V. Mong as Rivas
  • Beryl Mercer as Dona Concha
  • Nanci Price as Jacinta
  • Herbert Clark as Octavio
  • David Scott as Ernesto
  • George Chandler as Enrique
  • Bruce Coleman as Corpulento
  • Nicholas Caruso as Carlos

Production

Under the working title The House of Troy, filming of In Gay Madrid began on November 14, 1929 and concluded on December 21.[1] Some retakes were directed by Robert Ober in January 1930.

Release

In Gay Madrid was released on May 17, 1930, and was moderately successful at the box office.[2] though it was critically panned.[3] The film's financial under-performance could, in part, be attributed to American audiences growing tired of musicals.[4] It was paired with the comedy short, The Home Edition, starring Jay C. Flippen, in some U.S. theaters.[5] It was released in Ottawa on June 23, 1930, along with the short Memories, a Musical Fantasy.[6] In Gay Madrid has had a DVD release from Warner Archive in November 2015.

References

  1. ^ In Gay Madrid, imdb.com; accessed August 8, 2015.
  2. ^ IMDB entry
  3. ^ Soares, André. Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramón Novarro (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002) p. 156 ISBN 0-312-28231-1
  4. ^ Soares, André. Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramón Novarro (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002) p. 157 ISBN 0-312-28231-1
  5. ^ Lodi Sentinel. August 5, 1930. p 2; February 26, 2014
  6. ^ Ottawa Citizen. June 23, 1930. pg. 14; February 26, 2014.

External links

  • In Gay Madrid at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • In Gay Madrid at AllMovie
  • In Gay Madrid at the TCM Movie Database
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