Caravan (1934 film)
Appearance
Caravan | |
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Directed by | Erik Charell |
Written by | Melchior Lengyel (original story Gypsy Melody) Samson Raphaelson (screen play and dialogue) Robert Liebmann (continuity) |
Produced by | Robert Kane |
Starring | Loretta Young Charles Boyer Phillips Holmes Jean Parker |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer Theodor Sparkuhl |
Edited by | Otho Lovering |
Music by | Werner R. Heymann Peter Brunelli (uncredited) Louis De Francesco (uncredited) Alois Reiser (uncredited) |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English German |
Caravan is a 1934 American musical film released by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Erik Charell, and starring Charles Boyer, Loretta Young, Phillips Holmes and Jean Parker. Fox also produced a French language version of this film, Caravane (1934) starring Boyer, Annabella, and Conchita Montenegro, with Lou Tellegen in a small role.
Plot
The young Countess Wilma (Young) is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. Wilma impulsively chooses gypsy vagabond Latzi (Boyer), offering him a huge sum of money if he'll consent. Swallowing his pride, Latzi agrees to the marriage, but soon Wilma falls in love with the young Lieutenant Von Tokay (Holmes) who is himself in love with Latzi's gypsy sweetheart Timka (Parker).
Cast
- Charles Boyer as Latzi
- Loretta Young as Countess Wilma
- Jean Parker as Timka
- Phillips Holmes as Lt. von Tokay
- Louise Fazenda as Miss Opitz
- Eugene Pallette as Gypsy Chief
- C. Aubrey Smith as Baron von Tokay
- Charley Grapewin as Notary
- Noah Beery as Innkeeper
- Dudley Digges as Administrator
- Billy Bevan as Police Sergeant
- Lionel Belmore as Station Master
- Felix Knight as Gypsy Singer (uncredited)
References
External links
- Caravan at IMDb
- Caravan at AllMovie
- Caravan at the TCM Movie Database
- Werner Heymann website
Categories:
- 1934 films
- 1934 musical comedy films
- American musical comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on short fiction
- American multilingual films
- Films about Romani people
- Films set in Hungary
- Films set in the 19th century
- 1934 multilingual films
- Fox Film films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by Erik Charell
- 1930s American films
- Films scored by Werner R. Heymann
- Films with screenplays by Samson Raphaelson
- Musical comedy film stubs