The Tango on Broadway
El Tango en Broadway (English: The Tango on Broadway) is a 1934 American musical film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Carlos Gardel, Trini Ramos, and Blanca Vischer.[1] The film was a Spanish-language production made in the United States, for release to Spanish-speaking audiences at home and abroad without English subtitles. It was released by Paramount Pictures and filmed at the company's New York Studios. Gardel was a popular Argentine singer of tango music who made a number of films for Paramount before his death in 1935. Like Gardel's other American films, it is not a version of an existing English-language film, but a completely original story. By contrast, most of Hollywood's Spanish language films were remakes of English productions.
| El Tango en Broadway | |
|---|---|
 Carlos Gardel promoting the film in New York. | |
| Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier |
| Written by | Alfredo Le Pera |
| Starring | Carlos Gardel Trini Ramos Blanca Vischer Vicente Padula |
| Cinematography | William Miller |
| Music by | Alberto Castellanos Carlos Gardel |
Production company | Exito Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Spanish |
Cast
- Carlos Gardel as Alberto Bazán
- Trini Ramos as Celia
- Blanca Vischer as Laurita
- Vicente Padula as Juan Carlos
- Jaime Devesa as Don Indalecio Bazán
- Suzanne Dulier as Susana
- Manuel Peluffo as El hombre blanco
- Don Alberto as Morales
- Agustín Cornejo as Cornejo
- Carlos Spaventa as Carlos
- Carlos Gianotti as El gaucho
- José Moriche as Piñata
- Dan Duryea as Bob - Laurita's Boyfriend
References
- Durovicová & Newman p.169-170
Bibliography
- Nataša Durovicová, Kathleen E. Newman. World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives. Routledge, 2010.