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DramaRomance

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.

Release Date : 1941-05-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tyrone Power

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Linda Darnell

Character Name : Carmen Espinosa

Original Name : Linda Darnell

Gender : Female

Rita Hayworth

Character Name : Dona Sol

Original Name : Rita Hayworth

Gender : Female

Alla Nazimova

Character Name : Senora Augustias

Original Name : Alla Nazimova

Gender : Female

Anthony Quinn

Character Name : Manolo de Palma

Original Name : Anthony Quinn

Gender : Male

J. Carrol Naish

Character Name : Garabato

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Lynn Bari

Character Name : Encarnacion

Original Name : Lynn Bari

Gender : Female

John Carradine

Character Name : Nacional

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Laird Cregar

Character Name : Natalio Curro

Original Name : Laird Cregar

Gender : Male

Monty Banks

Character Name : Antonio Lopez

Original Name : Monty Banks

Gender : Male

George Reeves

Character Name : Capt. Pierre Lauren

Original Name : George Reeves

Gender : Male

Pedro de Cordoba

Character Name : Don Jose Alvarez

Original Name : Pedro de Cordoba

Gender : Male

Fortunio Bonanova

Character Name : Pedro Espinosa

Original Name : Fortunio Bonanova

Gender : Male

Victor Kilian

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Victor Kilian

Gender : Male

Adrian Morris

Character Name : La Pulga

Original Name : Adrian Morris

Gender : Male

Ann E. Todd

Character Name : Carmen (as a child)

Original Name : Ann E. Todd

Gender : Female

Cora Sue Collins

Character Name : Encarnacion (as a child)

Original Name : Cora Sue Collins

Gender : Female

Russell Hicks

Character Name : Marquis

Original Name : Russell Hicks

Gender : Male

Maurice Cass

Character Name : El Milquetoast

Original Name : Maurice Cass

Gender : Male

Jacqueline Dalya

Character Name : Gachi

Original Name : Jacqueline Dalya

Gender : Female

Rex Downing

Character Name : Juan (as a child)

Original Name : Rex Downing

Gender : Male

Vicente Gómez

Character Name : Guitarist

Original Name : Vicente Gómez

Gender : Male

Charles Stevens

Character Name : Pablo Gomez

Original Name : Charles Stevens

Gender : Male

John Wallace

Character Name : Francisco

Original Name : John Wallace

Gender : Male

Cullen Johnson

Character Name : Manolo (as a child)

Original Name : Cullen Johnson

Gender : Male

Larry Harris

Character Name : Pablo (as a child)

Original Name : Larry Harris

Gender : Male

Ted Frye

Character Name : La Pulga (as a child)

Original Name : Ted Frye

Gender : Male

Schuyler Standish

Character Name : Nacional (as a child)

Original Name : Schuyler Standish

Gender : Male

Rafael Alcayde

Character Name : Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Rafael Alcayde

Gender : Male

Harry Burns

Character Name : Train Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Burns

Gender : Male

Cecilia Callejo

Character Name : Street Gachi (uncredited)

Original Name : Cecilia Callejo

Gender : Female

Gino Corrado

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Andre Cuyas

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Andre Cuyas

Gender : Male

Ray Dixon

Character Name : Boy running across bull ring (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Dixon

Gender : Male

Raquel Echeverría

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Raquel Echeverría

Gender : Female

Thornton Edwards

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Thornton Edwards

Gender : Male

Paul Ellis

Character Name : Ortega (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Ellis

Gender : Male

Esther Estrella

Character Name : Street Gachi (uncredited)

Original Name : Esther Estrella

Gender : Female

Mariquita Flores

Character Name : Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mariquita Flores

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Rosita Granada

Character Name : Cafe Singer/Singing Voice of Doña Sol (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosita Granada

Gender : Male

Ilia Khmara

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Ilia Khmara

Gender : Male

Kay Linaker

Character Name : Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Linaker

Gender : Female

Beverly Luff

Character Name : Doña (as a Child) (uncredited)

Original Name : Beverly Luff

Gender : Male

Fred Malatesta

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Malatesta

Gender : Male

Francisco Marán

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Francisco Marán

Gender : Male

Francis McDonald

Character Name : Manolo's Friend (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis McDonald

Gender : Male

Francisco Moreno

Character Name : Train Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Francisco Moreno

Gender : Male

Alberto Morin

Character Name : Bullfight Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Alberto Morin

Gender : Male

Anne G. Sterling

Character Name : Woman Dancing at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne G. Sterling

Gender : Female

Fanny Sterling

Character Name : Woman Eating Apple on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Fanny Sterling

Gender : Male

Ruth Sterling

Character Name : Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Sterling

Gender : Male

Elena Verdugo

Character Name : Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Elena Verdugo

Gender : Female

Michael Visaroff

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Visaroff

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-22

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.