“By Any Means” and the Pitfalls of Entertainment
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The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
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
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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
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance, History
Written By:David Hertz, Oran Schee
In Theaters:5/3/1935
Box Office:
Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Cast
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Marlene Dietrich
Concha Perez
Lionel Atwill
Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar
Edward Everett Horton
Gov. Don Paquito 'Paquitito'
Alison Skipworth
Senora Perez
Cesar Romero
Antonio Galvan
Don Alvarado
Morenito
Tempe Pigott
Tuerta (as Tempe Piggott)
Francisco Moreno
Alphonso (as Paco Moreno)
Max Barwyn
Pablo (uncredited)
John George
Street Beggar (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Minor Role (uncredited)
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