Call of the Flesh

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Call of the Flesh

"His Greatest Picture"

1930

1h 40m

4.5(2 votes)

Music

Romance

Overview

A postulant falls in love with a flamboyant singer from a cafe next door to her convent.

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14 members

Acting

Ramon Novarro

Juan de Dios

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Dorothy Jordan

Maria Consuelo Vargas

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Ernest Torrence

Esteban

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Nance O'Neil

Mother Superior

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Renée Adorée

Lola

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Mathilde Comont

La Rumbarita

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Russell Hopton

Captain Enrique Vargas

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Sidney D'Albrook

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Julia Griffith

Dowager Empress Opera Spectator (uncredited)

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Fred Hueston

Opera Spectator (uncredited)

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Lillian Lawrence

Nun (uncredited)

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Adolph Milar

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Leo White

Impressario's Assistant (uncredited)

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Frank Yaconelli

Fruit Vendor (uncredited)

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