A Romance of Seville

1929 film

A Romance of Seville

Directed by	Norman Walker
Written by	Arline Lord Alma Reville Garnett Weston
Starring	Alexander D'Arcy Marguerite Allan Randle Ayrton Cecil Barry
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures
Release dates	May 1929 July 1930 (sound version)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles

A Romance of Seville is a 1929 British sound color drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Alexander D'Arcy, Marguerite Allan and Cecil Barry.^[1] This was the first British sound film released in colour, using the Pathéchrome stencil-colouring process.^[2] While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects on the soundtrack. The film is also known by the alternative title The Romance of Seville.

Cast

Alexander D'Arcy as Ramon
Marguerite Allan as Pepita
Randle Ayrton as Estavian
Cecil Barry as Estaban
Hugh Eden as Juan
Eugenie Amami as Dolores

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Pepita" which was composed by Hubert Bath and Harry Stafford.

References

^ BFI.org
^ Mundy p.111

Bibliography

Mundy, John. The British musical film. Manchester University Press, 2007.

External links

A Romance of Seville at IMDb

The films of Norman Walker

Tommy Atkins (1928)
Widecombe Fair (1928)
A Romance of Seville (1929)
The Hate Ship (1929)
Loose Ends (1930)
The Middle Watch (1930)
Uneasy Virtue (1931)
The Shadow Between (1931)
Mr. Bill the Conqueror (1932)
Fires of Fate (1932)
The Fortunate Fool (1933)
Forging Ahead (1933)
The Flaw (1933)
The House of Trent (1933)
The Way of Youth (1934)
Lilies of the Field (1934)
Dangerous Ground (1934)
Turn of the Tide (1935)
Key to Harmony (1935)
Debt of Honour (1936)
Our Fighting Navy (1937)
Sunset in Vienna (1937)
The Man at the Gate (1941)
Hard Steel (1942)
The Great Mr. Handel (1942)
They Knew Mr. Knight (1946)
John Wesley (1954)

v t e Alma Reville
Screenplays	The Ring (1927) The Constant Nymph (1928) The First Born (1928) A South Sea Bubble (1928) A Romance of Seville (1929) After the Verdict (1929) Juno and the Paycock (1929) Murder! (1930) The Skin Game (1931) Mary (1931) The Outsider (1931) Sally in Our Alley (1931) Rich and Strange (1931) Nine till Six (1931) The Water Gipsies (1932) Number Seventeen (1932) Waltzes from Vienna (1934) Forbidden Territory (1934) The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935) Secret Agent (1936) Sabotage (1936) Young and Innocent (1937) Jamaica Inn (1939) Suspicion (1941) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) The Paradine Case (1947) Stage Fright (1950)
Portrayals	The Girl (2012) Hitchcock (2012)
Related	Alfred Hitchcock (husband) Pat Hitchcock (daughter) The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)