La Cucaracha (1934)
1934 · Short film · 20 min · dir. Lloyd Corrigan
Melody Drama Of Dazzling Splendor In The New Technicolor
- musical film
- romantic comedy
- Romance
Synopsis
Señor Martinez, a famous theater owner, visits a local café in Mexico because of its reputation for good food and to audition the famous dancer who performs there. Martinez tells the café owner that if the dancer is as good as he has heard, he will offer the dancer a contract to perform in his theater. The café's female singer hears about this and is determined that he won't leave the café without her.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Lloyd Corrigan
- Writer
- Lloyd Corrigan
- Cinematography
- Ray Rennahan
- Studio
- Pioneer Pictures Corporation
- Released
- 1934-08-31
- Running time
- 20 minutes
Cast & crew
Lloyd Corrigan Director
Paul Porcasi
Don Alvarado
Steffi Duna
Chrispin Martin
Charles Stevens
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · If only the sound were as good as the picture · Archive fan · 2008-10-07
The reason this film is remembered at all (and is restored to its original vivid colors) is because it was the first 3-strip Technicolor live action film release. One only has to look at what contemporary two-strip Technicolor or other competing systems delivered to get some idea of how stunning this film looked to the audiences of its day. And still does. Blue was a problem in the original two-strip Technicolor, probably the reason the Robert Edmund Jones design for this film features blues so prominently. Unfortunately, this particular print of La Cucaracha also highlights a very recent and…
