The Spanish Dancer
And now the perfect combination – the Negri of foreign-made triumphs in an American-produced super picture!
NR 1923 · 95 min · ★ 5.0 · History, Romance
The Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a Romani girl who dances in courtyards and even tells people's fortunes. Despite her lowly position, Maritana wishes to be a Countess. Her ambitions are realized when she meets the handsome Count Don Cesar de Bazán, if only the King of Spain would stay out of their way!
Directed by Herbert Brenon · Written by Beulah Marie Dix
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Pola Negri Maritana -
Antonio Moreno Don Cesar de Bazan -
Wallace Beery King Philip IV -
Kathlyn Williams Queen Isabel of Bourbon -
Robert Agnew Juan -
Gareth Hughes Lazarillo -
Adolphe Menjou Don Salluste - A Andre Lenoi Velasquez
- H Henry Vogel Olivarez
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Anne Shirley Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day) -
Charles Stevenson Cardinal's Ambassador - E Edward Kipling Marquis de Rotundo
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