What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to ...
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Title: The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... | Don Juan | |
| Merle Oberon | ... | Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament | |
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Bruce Winston | ... | Manager of The Black Cat |
| Benita Hume | ... | Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery | |
| Gina Malo | ... | Pepita, Another Dancer of Equal Temperament | |
| Binnie Barnes | ... | Rosita, a Maid Pure and Simple | |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Leporello | |
| Owen Nares | ... | Antonio Martinez, an Actor as Actors Go | |
| Heather Thatcher | ... | Anna Dora, an Actress as Actresses Go | |
| Diana Napier | ... | A Lady of Sentiment | |
| Joan Gardner | ... | Carmen, a Young Lady of Romance | |
| Gibson Gowland | ... | Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband | |
| Barry MacKay | ... | Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance (as Barry Mackay) | |
| Claud Allister | ... | The Duke, as Dukes Go (as Claude Allister) | |
| Athene Seyler | ... | Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment | |
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What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. She has bought his debts and will remand him to jail for two years if he won't come to her. Meanwhile, an impostor is climbing the balconies of Seville claiming to be Don Juan. When a jealous husband kills him, the real Don Juan sees a way to avoid jail and get some peace. He hides as Captain Mariano in a small town. After six months, he's ready to return to society: can he measure up to the legend, will women find him attractive, and what about Doña Dolores? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
30 November 1934 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La vida privada de Don Juan See more »Company Credits
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Manager of The Black Cat: No, empty. They've all gone over to the Golden Pheasant to see Pepita.
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament: Pepita? That old apple horse!
Manager of The Black Cat: Old?
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament: Twenty-six, at least. I'm nineteen! And I can dance. She can't.
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(1861) (uncredited)
Written by Sebastián Yradier
Played as background music often
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The play "L'homme a la rose" by Henry Bataille originally opened in Paris, France on 5 December 1920. An English adaptation, "Don Juan", by Lawrence Langner, opened in New York on 5 September 1921. See more »Quotes
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament: Full?Manager of The Black Cat: No, empty. They've all gone over to the Golden Pheasant to see Pepita.
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament: Pepita? That old apple horse!
Manager of The Black Cat: Old?
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament: Twenty-six, at least. I'm nineteen! And I can dance. She can't.
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La Paloma(1861) (uncredited)
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For once a Don Juan comedy and with a vengeance - it's a delightful entertainment all the way sugared and spiced with witty ironies galore, where the great Douglas Fairbanks takes the prize in a final victory over the legend of both himself and Don Juan by surviving both with even the crown of a happy ending.
The film is studded with a generosity of festivity scenes, each one transcending the other, while the irony celebrates triumphs all the way, especially at Don Juan's own great funeral enjoyed by himself and the final great theatre scene, when he explains to the audience that he really is Don Juan with only roars of laughter for a response. This is magnificent entertainment of the 30s at its best, a feast for the eyes as well as for the intelligence, the script is a wonder of ingenious innovations, the dialogue outwits itself all the time sustaining the comedy vein at a high level with constantly new surprises, and the music isn't bad either. Don Juan is at last allowed to celebrate his ultimate victory!