| ~Torrent~ 1926 |
| ~Ricardo Cortez & Greta Garbo~ |
| ~Cast~ Ricardo Cortez ... Don Rafael Brull Greta Garbo ... Leonora Moreno, aka La Brunna Gertrude Olmstead ... Remedios Matías Edward Connelly ... Pedro Moreno Lucien Littlefield ... Cupido, the Barber Martha Mattox ... Doña Bernarda Brull Lucy Beaumont ... Doña Pepa Moreno Tully Marshall ... Don Andrés, a Lawyer Mack Swain ... Don Matías Arthur Edmund Carewe ... Salvatti (as Arthur Edmund Carew) Lillian Leighton ... Isabella, La Brunna's Maid Mario Carillo ... King of Spain (uncredited) André Cheron ... Man in Audience (uncredited) Jocko the Monkey ... Jocko (uncredited) Dorothy Sebastian ... Woman in Audience (uncredited) |
| Directed by: Monta Bell - uncredited Written by: Dorothy Farnum - adaptation Katherine Hilliker - titles H.H. Caldwell - titles Based on the novel Entre Naranjos by Vicente Blasco-Ibáñez (Valencia). |
Don Rafael Brull, the son of landed Spanish aristocrats, falls in love with Leonora, the daughter of one
of his family's tenants. Doña Bernada, who is ambitious for her son, breaks up the romance by
dispossessing Leonora's family. Leonora goes to Paris, where she becomes an opera singer; Rafael
stays at home and runs for public office, becoming engaged to Remedios. Leonora returns home for a
visit, and Rafael saves her life during a flash flood. Their passion reawakens, but Doña Bernada
persuades Rafael to renounce his love. Years pass. Rafael and Leonora meet only once again, each
having made his own life: Leonora is a world-famous opera singer, and Rafael is prominent in public
office.
of his family's tenants. Doña Bernada, who is ambitious for her son, breaks up the romance by
dispossessing Leonora's family. Leonora goes to Paris, where she becomes an opera singer; Rafael
stays at home and runs for public office, becoming engaged to Remedios. Leonora returns home for a
visit, and Rafael saves her life during a flash flood. Their passion reawakens, but Doña Bernada
persuades Rafael to renounce his love. Years pass. Rafael and Leonora meet only once again, each
having made his own life: Leonora is a world-famous opera singer, and Rafael is prominent in public
office.
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Companies: Cosmopolitan Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) - controlled by Loew's Incorporated Distribution Company: •Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) - controlled by Loew's Incorporated Producer: Monta Bell Producer: Irving Thalberg Cinematography by: William H. Daniels Film Editing by: Frank Sullivan Set Decoration by: Cedric Gibbons & Merrill Pye Stunts: Joel McCrea Still Photographer: Buddy Longworth Still Photographer - Publicity Stills: Ruth Harriet Louise Still Photographer: Fred Morgan Wardrobe: Kathleen Kay, Maude Marsh & Max Rée Length: 7 Reels Runtime: 87 Minutes Released: February 8, 1926 |
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