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In Gay Madrid

IN GAY MADRID

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CREDITS

1930, 78 minutes, B&W.
Director, Robert Z. Leonard; Screenplay, Bess Meredyth, Edwin Justus Mayer, Salisbury Field; Story, Alejandro Perez Lugin; Cinematography, Oliver T. Marsh.

CAST

Ricardo, Ramon Navarro; Carmina, Dorothy Jordan; Goytia, Lettice Howell; Marques de Castelar, Claude King; Dona Generosa, Eugenie Besserer; Rivas, William V. Mong; Dona Concha, Beryl Mercer; Carlos, Nicholas Caruso; Octavio, Herbert Clark; Corpulento, Bruce Coleman; Jacinta, Nancy Price; Ernesto, David Scott.

SONGS

Dark Night by Herbert Stothart, Clifford Grey and Xavier Cugat; Santiago; Smile While We May by Roy Turk and Clifford Grey; Into Your Heart by Roy Turk and Fred Ahlert.

PLOT SYNOPSIS

"Another campus musical, but this time set in Spain, In Gay Madrid starred heartthrob Ramon Novarro, whose amorous exploits result in his being sent from Madrid to Santiago, where his father hopes he will settle down and study. But there are pretty girls in Santiago, too - especially Carmina (Dorothy Jordan), and in no time at all lover boy is wooing her with half a dozen romantic ballads."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical

NOTES

"Competent performances. . .with a screenplay. . .and direction (by Robert Z. Leonard) to match, all added up to a pleasing, lightweight entertainment."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical

"Unreal story, poor acting, ditto direction and general lack of popular appeal."
- Variety

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