DEVIL-MAY-CARE (1929)Ramon Novarro, Dorothy Jordan & Marion Harrist | Romance| B&W | Timeless Film

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Devil-May-Care is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Sidney Franklin with a Technicolor sequence of the Albertina Rasch Dancers. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on December 27, 1929 and was Ramon Novarro's talkie debut.

The film is based upon the 1851 play La Bataille de dames, ou un duel en amour by Ernest Legouvé and Eugène Scribe. It is known by a variety of other names, including Battle of the Ladies (the film's working title), Der Leutnant des Kaisers (Austria), Der jüngste Leutnant (Germany), Il tenente di Napoleone (Italy), and O lohagos tis aftokratorikis frouras (Greece).

Synopsis

This romantic adventure chronicles the escapades of one of Napoleon's followers. After his leader's exile, the follower is arrested and slated for execution. He is before the firing squad, but manages to escape. To hide, he dashes into the bedroom of a bedazzling Royalist. He falls in love, but she patriotically turns him in. Again he makes a daring escape. Once again he meets the beautiful woman, who undergoes a change of heart and this time, stays loyal to the daring adventurer. Songs include: "Bon Jour", "Louie", "March of the Old Guard", "Why Waste Your Charms", "The Gang Song", "Madame Pompadour", "Charming", "If He Cared".

Cast & Crew

Ramon Novarro as Armand
Dorothy Jordan as Leonie
Marion Harris as Louise
John Miljan as DeGrignon
William Humphrey as Napoleon
George Davis as Groom
Clifford Bruce as Gaston

Directed by: Sidney Franklin
Written by:
Hanns Kräly
Zelda Sears
Screenplay by: Richard Schayer
Based on: La Bataille de dames, ou un duel en amour by Ernest Legouvé and Eugène Scribe
Cinematography: Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by: Conrad A. Nervig
Music by:
Herbert Stothart
William Axt
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release Date: December 27, 1929
Running Time: 97 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $487,000
Box Office: $1,416,000 (worldwide rentals)