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Blood and Sand
Love flamed in the shadow of death!
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.
- Original title
- Blood and Sand
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Nov 22, 2023 · via TMDB
I started out quite enjoying this outing for Tyrone Power but by an hour in, I was really rather disappointed. Keen to follow in his grandfather's footsteps, he is the aspiring toreador "Gallardo" who is panned by critic "Curro" (the scene stealing Laird Creggar) as a fifth rate ring entertainer. He is determined to not only make his fortune, but to become famous and return to his village where he can claim the hand of childhood sweetheart "Carmen" (Linda Darnell). Thing is, success can be a double edged sword and at the top of his game and fame he is espied by the glamorous and rather manipulative "Doña Sol" (Rita Hayworth) who is determined to... well you can guess the rest. That's maybe the problem for me. It begins as a drama that looks at the sometimes rather brutal life of a bullfighter (rightly or wrongly) in a way that reminded me of many films about boxing. This sport really was the only way many people - not just those in the ring, but their friends and families too - could escape the cycle of poverty. It also illustrated quite well just how toxic the power of unfettered adulation can be when the object isn't maybe the strongest emotionally. The second hour does fall away, though, and we flirt just too closely with melodrama as Alfred Newman's score becomes just a bit too prominent (and indicative of what's to come). Anthony Quinn chips in quite well as the bitter "Manolo" but not really enough to keep the action elements on top. You can easily see the drawing power of both Power and Hayworth here, but the story itself let me down.
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Tyrone Power
Juan
Linda Darnell
Carmen Espinosa
Rita Hayworth
Dona Sol
Alla Nazimova
Senora Augustias
Anthony Quinn
Manolo de Palma
J. Carrol Naish
Garabato
Lynn Bari
Encarnacion
John Carradine
Nacional
Laird Cregar
Natalio Curro
Monty Banks
Antonio Lopez
George Reeves
Capt. Pierre Lauren
Pedro de Cordoba
Don Jose Alvarez
Fortunio Bonanova
Pedro Espinosa
Victor Kilian
Priest
Adrian Morris
La Pulga
Ann E. Todd
Carmen (as a child)
Cora Sue Collins
Encarnacion (as a child)
Russell Hicks
Marquis
Maurice Cass
El Milquetoast
Jacqueline Dalya
Gachi
Rex Downing
Juan (as a child)
Charles Stevens
Pablo Gomez
Rafael Alcayde
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Harry Burns
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Cecilia Callejo
Street Gachi (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Ellis
Ortega (uncredited)
Esther Estrella
Street Gachi (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
Waiter (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
Manolo's Friend (uncredited)
Francisco Moreno
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Bullfight Attendant (uncredited)
Elena Verdugo
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Minor Role (uncredited)
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Budd Boetticher
Choreographer
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Rouben Mamoulian
Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
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Alfred Newman
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Jo Swerling
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