Gipsy BloodMovie
In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper Mérimée’s classic story of passion and fatal jealousy, Carmen. With a score based on Bizet’s opera, Gipsy Blood features celebrated American soprano Marguerite Namara as the capricious gypsy girl from the cigarette factory; her co-performers include Thomas Burke as Carmen’s tormented lover, Don José, and New Zealand-born baritone Lance Fairfax as his rival, the toreador Escamillo.
About Gipsy Blood
Gipsy Blood is a 1931 music, drama movie directed by Cecil Lewis.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 20m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Marguerite Namara, Thomas F. Burke, Lance Fairfax, Lester Matthews. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
