Top billed cast

1. 

   Mary Ellis

   Melitza Hjos

2. 

   Otto Kruger

   King Stefan

3. 

   Victor Jory

   Baron Lyadeff

4. 

   Barry MacKay

   Anthony Allan

5. 

   Trefor Jones

   Lorenti

6. 

   Maire O'Neill

   Phoebe

7. 

   Anthony Holles

   Maestro

8. 

   Charles Carson

   Otto

9. 

   Felix Aylmer

   Diplomat

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-20

It was probably a little unfortunate for soprano Mary Ellis (who only died in 2003 - aged 105!) that opportunities to star in these kinds of semi-operatic films were starting to become thin on the ground. Partnered with Otto Kruger ("King Stefan" - who has shades of Leslie Howard about his, I thought)) she portrays the Gypsy leader "Melitza"; his lover and supporter against the ruthless Prime Minister "Lyadeff" (Victor Jory). It turns out that the scheming PM knows that there be oil in them thar hills, it's just that despite hiring two experienced oil men - Barry MacKay and Finlay Currie, he i...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• gypsy girl
• fictional kingdom