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Rosita (1923)

GLORIOUS, VITAL, ALLURING WOMANHOOD; LITHE AND SINUOUS, CAPRICIOUS AND COQUETTISH, FLIRTING!

Genre : Romance, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Ernst Lubitsch
Writer : Edward Knoblock

Synopsis

The King tosses Rosita in jail and when Don Diego, who Rosita loves, tries to defend her, he too is thrown in jail. While Don Diego is sentenced to be executed, the King lusts after Rosita and decides to put her up in a luxurious villa. To give her a title, he marries her to a masked nobleman, who turns out to be Don Diego.

Actors

Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Rosita
Holbrook Blinn
Holbrook Blinn
The King
Irene Rich
Irene Rich
The Queen
George Walsh
George Walsh
Don Diego
Charles Belcher
Charles Belcher
The Prime Minister
Charles Belcher
Charles Belcher
Prison Commandant
Mathilde Comont
Mathilde Comont
Rosita's Mother
George Periolat
George Periolat
Rosita's Father
Bert Sprotte
Bert Sprotte
Big Jailer
Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards
Little Jailer
Madame De Bodamere
Madame De Bodamere
Maid
Philippe De Lacy
Philippe De Lacy
Rosita's Brother
Doreen Turner
Doreen Turner
Rosita's Sister
Mario Carillo
Mario Carillo
Majordomo
Donald McAlpine
Donald McAlpine
Rosita's Brother

Crews

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Director
Edward Knoblock
Edward Knoblock
Screenplay
Hanns Kräly
Hanns Kräly
Writer
Norbert Falk
Norbert Falk
Story
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Producer
Louis F. Gottschalk
Louis F. Gottschalk
Original Music Composer
Svend Gade
Svend Gade
Art Direction
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies
Art Direction
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen
Costume Design
Charles Rosher
Charles Rosher
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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