I Live for Love
| I Live for Love | |
|---|---|
 Dolores del Rio with Don Alvarado and Everett Marshall (sitting) | |
| Directed by | Busby Berkeley |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Terry O. Morse |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Live for Love is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Dolores del Río, Everett Marshall and Guy Kibbee.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.
Plot
Donna is a diva of the stage and her wish is for her lover, Rico, to be her leading man. To prevent this from happening, the producers pick a man named Roger Kerry from the streets and give him a job.[2]
Main cast
- Dolores del Río as Donna
- Everett Marshall as Roger Kerry
- Guy Kibbee as Henderson
- Allen Jenkins as Mac
- Berton Churchill as Fabian
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Townsend
- Eddie Conrad as Street Musician
- Al Shaw as Street Musician
- Sam Lee as Street Musician
- Don Alvarado as Rico Cesaro
- Mary Treen as Clementine - Donna's Maid
- Robert Greig as Fat Man Dancing at Nightclub
Critical reception
Variety wrote, "The story isn't much ... obvious and pointed, tale creates no particular excitement but it has been brought to the screen with competence. Direction of Busby Berkeley does as much with the plot and situations as could be expected." They commented that del Río gave a good performance and was "favored by the camera" but that Marshall's "screen personality is dwarfed by his strong voice."[3]
References
- ↑ Beltrán p.36
- ↑ Berkeley, Busby (September 28, 1935), I Live for Love (Comedy, Musical, Romance), Warner Bros., retrieved June 28, 2022
- ↑ "I Live For Love". Variety. October 23, 1935. p. 12. Retrieved July 2, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
Bibliography
- Mary Beltrán. Latina Stars in U.S. Eyes. University of Illinois Press, 2009.
External links
- I Live for Love at IMDb
- I Live for Love at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- I Live for Love at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Media related to I Live for Love (1935 film) at Wikimedia Commons