In Gay Madrid | |
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Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
Written by |
Bess Meredyth Salisbury Field Edwin Justus Mayer |
Based on | a novel by Alejandro Pérez Lugín |
Produced by | Robert Z. Leonard |
Starring |
Ramón Novarro Dorothy Jordan Lottice Howell Claude King Eugenie Besserer William V. Mong Beryl Mercer |
Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
Edited by | William S. Gray |
Music by |
Xavier Cugat Fred Ahlert Herbert Stothart |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
In Gay Madrid (1930) is an American pre-Code musical comedy, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Ramón Novarro and Dorothy Jordan, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Under the working title The House of Troy, filming of In Gay Madrid began on November 14, 1929 and concluded on December 21. [1] Some retakes were directed by Robert Ober in January 1930.
In Gay Madrid was released on May 17, 1930, and was moderately successful at the box office. [2] though it was critically panned. [3] The film's financial under-performance could, in part, be attributed to American audiences growing tired of musicals. [4] It was paired with the comedy short, The Home Edition, starring Jay C. Flippen, in some U.S. theaters. [5] It was released in Ottawa on June 23, 1930, along with the short Memories, a Musical Fantasy. [6] In Gay Madrid has had a DVD release from Warner Archive in November 2015.