Movie Cosmos - Adventures of Don Juan

Description:

Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.

Top Cast >

Errol Flynn

As Don Juan de Maraña

Viveca Lindfors

As Rainha Margarida

Robert Douglas

As Duque de Lorca

Alan Hale

As Leporello

Romney Brent

As Filipe III de Espanha / II de Portugal

Ann Rutherford

As Donna Elena

Robert Warwick

As Don José, Conde de Polan

Jerry Austin

As Don Sebastian

Douglas Kennedy

As Don Rodrigo

Jean Shepherd

As Donna Carlotta

Mary Stuart

As Catherine

Helen Westcott

As Lady Diana

Fortunio Bonanova

As Don Serafino Lopez

Aubrey Mather

As Lord Chalmers

Una O'Connor

As Duenna

Raymond Burr

As Capitão Alvarez

Rama Bai

As Girl at Inn

Karen Randle

As Girl at Inn (uncredited)

Leon Belasco

As Don de Córdoba (uncredited)

Barbara Bates

As Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)

Monte Blue

As Turnkey (uncredited)

David Bruce

As Count D'Orsini (uncredited)

David Cota

As Carlos (uncredited)

Linda Lombard

As Girl at Inn (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Vincent Sherman

Director

George Oppenheimer

Screenplay

Jerry Wald

Producer

Alan Crosland, Jr.

Editor

Herbert Dalmas

Story

Harry Kurnitz

Screenplay

Joe O'Connell

Gaffer

Joan Joseff

Other

Jock Mahoney

Stunts

Cherie Banks

Hairstylist

John Crouse

Special Effects

Robert Florey

Screenplay

Faye Hanlin

Hairstylist

Richard Maybery

Assistant Director

Sol Gorss

Stunts

Travilla

Costume Supervisor

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Harold Noyes

Grip

Marjorie Best

Costume Design, Wardrobe Supervisor

Ward Hamilton

Makeup Artist

Frank Mattison

Production Manager

J. Leslie Asher

Prop Designer

Paul Baxley

Stunts

Ray Heindorf

Music Supervisor

Fred Cavens

Stunts

James Knott

Camera Operator

John Pofahl

Best Boy Electrician

Leah Rhodes

Costume Supervisor

Natalie Kalmus

Color Designer

Perc Westmore

Makeup Department Head

Roy Dumont

Wardrobe Supervisor

Edward Carrere

Art Direction

Morris Goldman

Prop Designer

William C. McGann

Special Effects Supervisor

Al Green

Camera Operator

Maurice Murphy

Dialogue Editor

Wandra Ramsey

Script Supervisor

Bert LeBaron

Stunts

Frank Flanagan

Gaffer

Rudy Harrington

Wardrobe Supervisor

Erika Streithorst

Translator

Harry Platt

Set Decoration

Lloyd MacLean

Still Photographer

Mike Ryan

Wardrobe Supervisor

Murray Cutter

Orchestrator

Lyle B. Reifsnider

Set Decoration

Harper Goff

Set Designer

Don Turner

Stunts

Helen Goodman

Wardrobe Supervisor

William Faulkner

Screenplay

Elwood Bredell

Director of Photography

Norman Pringle

Makeup Artist

Everett Alton Brown

Sound Director

Mitchell Kovaleski

Color Designer

Josef Wollf

Post Production Assistant

Max Steiner

Music

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

As with Douglas Fairbanks' final cinema effort in this role back in 1934, this is slightly more tame adventure outing for Errol Flynn as he portrays the infamous Spanish lover "Don Juan". Here accompanied by Alan Hale, he seduces his way into and out of trouble until he is eventually summoned to explain himself at the court of King Philip III and his Queen, Margaret. Viveca Lindfors plays the Queen who also falls for his charms and he is given a job at court just in time to stave off the deadly ambitions of the King's minister, ably portrayed by Robert Douglas. This is another example of glorious Technicolour, but the writing and score are quite a bit inferior to Flynn's other historical tours-de-forces. There also appear to be quite a few scenes intercut from other films ("Elizabeth and Essex" being one) that do stand out a bit. Worth watching but they are all just beginning to hit their use-by dates around now.

2022-07-09