The Loves of Carmen is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Raoul Walsh. The film, based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, stars Dolores del Río in the title role, and Don Alvarado as Jose. Due to the public apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also prepared in 1928. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
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Cast
Dolores del Río as Carmen
Don Alvarado as Jose
Victor McLaglen as Escamillo
Mathilde Comont as Emilia
Fred Kohler as Gypsy Chief
Nancy Nash as Michaela
Jack Baston as Morales
Carmen Costello as Teresa
Rafael Valverde as Miguel
Music
The sound version of the film featured a theme song entitled “Estrellita” by Manuel M. Ponce, arranged by George P. Hulten, with English lyrics by George Gibson Davis.
Preservation
A print of The Loves of Carmen was restored by the Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation, and is also held by Cinematek.