La fiesta del diablo

La fiesta del diablo

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La fiesta del diablo

1931

1h 33m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A savvy city girl is hired to sugar an earnest farm boy into a business deal, but loses her heart. Spanish language version of the 1930 Nancy Carroll vehicle "The Devil's Holiday".

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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Carmen Larrabeiti

Carmen Larrabeiti

Hallie Hobart

Tony D'Algy

Tony D'Algy

David Stone

Félix de Pomés

Félix de Pomés

Mark Stone

Miguel Ligero

Miguel Ligero

Charlie Thorne

Amelia Muñoz

Amelia Muñoz

Telefonista

Manuel Vico

Ezra Stone

Manuel Russell

Manuel Russell

Doctor Reynolds

Pedro Barreto

Pedro Barreto

Kent Carr

Mercedes Servet

Tia Betty

José Sierra de Luna

Hammond

Creative team

Directed by: Adelqui Migliar
Written by: Edmund Goulding

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