The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
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(32 ratings)
Producer and director (Alexander Korda) followed up The Private Life of Henry VIII (one of the first internationally successful British films) with this historical comedy. After years in exile, the great lover Don Juan (Douglas Fairbanks) returns to Seville, the city of his salad days. However, Don… More Producer and director (Alexander Korda) followed up The Private Life of Henry VIII (one of the first internationally successful British films) with this historical comedy. After years in exile, the great lover Don Juan (Douglas Fairbanks) returns to Seville, the city of his salad days. However, Don Juan is now married and middle-aged, and his days as a spoiler of women seem to be behind him. When he learns that a young man in town (Barry McKay) has been posing as him and making time with the local ladies, Don decides to prove who the great lover truly is and attempts the seduction of Antonia (Merle Oberon), a beautiful dancer. However, Don's doctor informs him that girl-hunting will tax his fragile health, and his wife Dolores (Benita Hume) will no longer turn a blind eye to his infidelity. When the impostor is killed by a jealous husband, Don is relieved, as his "death" allows him to retire from his career as a rake with his reputation intact. But when the old itch returns, Don makes the sad discovery that if he can't convince women he's Don Juan, they simply aren't interested in him. The Private Life of Don Juan provided one of the few speaking roles for silent screen swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks, and proved to be his last picture. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alexander Korda
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 28, 1934 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
It really is a nice change to see Fairbanks in a movie where his activities don't resemble those of a hopped-up cokehead.
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Cast
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Douglas Fairbanks
as Don Juan
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Merle Oberon
as Antonia
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Binnie Barnes
as Rosita
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Joan Gardner
as Carmen
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Benita Hume
as Dolores
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Barry MacKay
as Roderigo
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Clifford Heatherley
as Pedro
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Melville Cooper
as Leporello
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Bruce Winston
as Cafe Manager
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Athene Seyler
as Theresa
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Hindle P. Edgar
as Husband
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Gibson Gowland
as Don Ascanio
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Lawrence Grossmith
as Guardian
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Margaretta Scott
as Tonita
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Edmund Breon
as Author
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Annie Esmond
as Dolores' Duenna
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Patricia Hilliard
as Girl in Castle
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Diana Napier
as Would-Be Wife
- Spencer Trevor
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Claud Allister
as Duke
- Virginia Bradford
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Rosita Garcia
as Wife of Tired Businessman
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Morland Graham
as Don Juan's Cook
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Elsa Lanchester
as Maid
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Gina Malo
as Pepita
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Owen Nares
as Actor
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Hay Petrie
as Manager of the Golden Pheasant
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Abraham Sofaer
as Street Bookseller
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Heather Thatcher
as Actress
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Edmund Willard
as Prisoner
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Veronica Brady
as One of Don Juan's Early Loves
