Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. 55, 31.10.1931. Photo: Paramount. Rosita Moreno (left) in Gente alegre (Edward Venturini, 1931).
From 1930 on, Spanish actress Rosita Moreno (1907-1993) starred in Spanish-language versions of Hollywood films. That year, she appeared in the Spanish-language version of Paramount on Parade. Among her best-known films are Piernas de seda / Silk Legs (1935), El día que me quieras / The Day You Love Me (1935) and Tango Bar (1935). In the latter two, her co-star was Carlos Gardel, the legendary songbird of Buenos Aires. She also played supporting parts in English language films such as Her Wedding Night (1930) starring Clara Bow, and Ladies Should Listen (1934) opposite Cary Grant. In Great Britain, she made Stamboul (1931) with Warwick Ward. Moreno appeared in more than 30 films in a career that spanned more than 20 years, often travelling through several countries in quick succession. She played her final role in 1949 in an episode of the TV series The Clock, in which she shared leading roles with George Reeves. Little is known about her after that point.
Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. 60, 5.12.1931. Photo: Inspirational Pictures / United Artists. Set design for Hell's Harbor (Henry King, 1930), starring Lupe Velez and Jean Hersholt. The Spanish film title was El puerto infernal.
Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. 70, 13.2.1932. Photo: United Artists. John Holland and Una Merkel in The Eyes of the World (Henry King, 1930).
American actor John Holland (1899-1971) began acting in Hollywood films in 1926, billed as Clifford Holland in his earliest appearances. He was known for such films as Summer Bachelors (1926), She Goes to War (1929), Hell Harbor (1930), and Morals for Women (1931).
Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. N.N., undated. Photo: United Artists. Una Merkel in The Eyes of the World (Henry King, 1930).
Una Merkel (1903–1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. She often played the wisecracking best friend of the heroine. She had one of her most famous appearances in the Western comedy Destry Rides Again (1939), in which she delivered a 'catfight' with Marlene Dietrich.
Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. 153, 16.9.33. Photo: United Artists. Mary Pickford in her last film, Secrets (Frank Borzage, 1933).
Mary Pickford (1892-1979) was a legendary silent film actress and was known as 'America’s sweetheart.' She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy.
Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. 158, 21.10.33. Photo: MGM. Fredric March and Norma Shearer in Smilin' Through (Sidney Franklin, 1932). The Spanish title was La llama eterna (The Eternal Flame), which refers to a film with another Norma, The Eternal Flame (1922) with Norma Talmadge.
American actress Norma Shearer (1902-1983) was the 'First Lady of MGM'. She often played spunky, sexually liberated ingenues and was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting. Shearer won the Best Actress Oscar for The Divorcee (1930).
Fredric March (1897-1975) played for a few years in stock, and, when talkies came in 1928, he was offered a part in The Dummy (Robert Milton, 1929). His performances grew steadily in dramatic appeal, and with his send-up of John Barrymore in The Royal Family of Broadway (George Cukor, Cyril Gardner, 1930), he became a star. He won the Oscar for Best Actor twice: for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946).
Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. 170, 13.1.34. Photo: Fox Pictures.
American actress Sally Eilers (1908–1978) was a popular Hollywood star in the early 1930s. She was tagged 'the most beautiful girl in movies'.
Spanish leaflet by Films Selectos, Suplemento Artistico, no. 174, 10.2.1934. Photo: Paramount.
Sylvia Sidney (1910-1999) was an American stage, screen and film actress whose career spanned over 70 years. She rose to prominence in the 1930s in such films as An American Tragedy (1931), Jennie Gerhardt (1933), Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage (1936), Fritz Lang's Fury (1936), and You Only Live Once (1937). Decades later, she was acclaimed for her role as Juno, a case worker in the afterlife, in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988). She was also Oscar-nominated for Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973).
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