The Devil Is a Woman
“Kiss me .. and I'll break your heart!”
In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted
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Cast
24 people
Marlene Dietrich
Concha Perez
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Shanghai Express
Lionel Atwill
Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Edward Everett Horton
Gov. Don Paquito 'Paquitito'
Known for
The Bullwinkle Show
Top Hat
Alison Skipworth
Senora Perez
Known for
Dangerous
If I Had a Million
Cesar Romero
Antonio Galvan
Known for
Batman
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Don Alvarado
Morenito
Known for
The Big Steal
Morning Glory
Tempe Pigott
Tuerta (as Tempe Piggott)
Known for
Greed
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Francisco Moreno
Alphonso (as Paco Moreno)
Also in
Duas Vidas
Escalada
Max Barwyn
Pablo (uncredited)
Known for
Dishonored
John George
Street Beggar (uncredited)
Known for
The Unknown
The Mark of Zorro
Eumenio Blanco
Minor Role (uncredited)
Also in
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Eddie Borden
Reveler with Balloon (uncredited)
Known for
A Chump at Oxford
The Flying Deuces
Josef von Sternberg Director · David Hertz Writer Oran Schee Writer
United States release May 3, 1935 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · May 3, 1935
Theatrical
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