Rosita (1923)
Stars: Mary Pickford, Holbrook Blinn, Irene Rich & George Walsh
Director: Ernst Lubitsch, Raoul Walsh
Runtime: 93 minutes + 32 minutes of shorts
Language: English subtitles -
Source: 2K transfer of a black and white prints
Formats: DVD-
Rating: NR
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Rosita (1923)
Directors: Ernst Lubitsch & Raoul Walsh (uncredited)
Cast:
Mary Pickford ... Rosita, a Street Singer
Holbrook Blinn ... The King
Irene Rich ... The Queen
George Walsh ... Don Diego
Charles Belcher ... The Prime Minister
Frank Leigh ... Prison Commandant
Mathilde Comont ... Rosita's mother
George Periolat ... Rosita's father
Bert Sprotte ... Big Jailer
Snitz Edwards ... Little Jailer
Madame De Bodamere ... Maid
Philippe De Lacy ... Rosita's Brother
Donald McAlpin ... Rosita's Brother
Doreen Turner ... Rosita's Sister
Mario Carillo ... Majordomo
Mary Pickford invited Ernst Lubitsch to Hollywood to make this costume drama based upon the 1872 opera Don César de Bazan.
A celebrated street singer mocks the King in song. While her performance gets her in trouble with the guard her beauty catches the eye of the lecherous King.
93 minutes with a music score by David Drazin
Plus three Mary Pickford shorts
The Lonely Villa (1909) -
On DVD
$19.95
On BLU-
$24.95