Luis Alberni

Actor

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Birth Place

Barcelona, ES

Born

October 04, 1886

Died

December 23, 1962

Biography

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Luis Alberni was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Alberni landed roles in various films, including "The Man From Beyond" (1922), "The Bright Shawl" (1923) and "The Mad Genius" (1931) with John Barrymore. He also appeared in the John Barrymore drama "Svengali" (1931), "Cock of the Air" (1932) and "The Big Stampede" (1932). His passion fo...

Filmography

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The Ten Commandments (1956)

Old Hebrew at Moses' house

What Price Glory (1952)

Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)

When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

Night Song (1948)

The Road to Hollywood (1947)

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Great Man Votes, The (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Your Liquor Or My Lucre

Mad Genius, The (1931) -- (Movie Clip) That Sensation Of Screaming

Biography

Luis Alberni was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Alberni landed roles in various films, including "The Man From Beyond" (1922), "The Bright Shawl" (1923) and "The Mad Genius" (1931) with John Barrymore. He also appeared in the John Barrymore drama "Svengali" (1931), "Cock of the Air" (1932) and "The Big Stampede" (1932). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934), "Goin' to Town" (1935) and the Lawrence Tibbett drama "Metropolitan" (1935). He also appeared in the drama "Love Me Forever" (1935) with Grace Moore. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the comedy "I'll Give a Million" (1938) with Warner Baxter, the dramedy "The Great Man Votes" (1939) with John Barrymore and the comedy "The Housekeeper's Daughter" (1939) with Joan Bennett. He also appeared in the Ann Sheridan musical comedy "Naughty But Nice" (1939) and "Enemy Agent" (1940). Alberni last acted in the Alan Ladd drama "Captain Carey, U.S.A." (1950). Alberni passed away in December 1962 at the age of 76.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Old Hebrew at Moses' house

What Price Glory (1952)

Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)

When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

Night Song (1948)

The Road to Hollywood (1947)

In Fast Company (1946)

Wonder Man (1945)

Hit the Hay (1945)

French professor

A Bell for Adano (1945)

Rainbow Island (1944)

Jerry, native with laundry

The Conspirators (1944)

Voice in the Wind (1944)

When the Lights Go on Again (1944)

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)

Machine Gun Mama (1944)

Men on Her Mind (1944)

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

Restaurant owner

In Society (1944)

Submarine Base (1943)

Here Comes Elmer (1943)

Two Weeks to Live (1943)

Northwest Rangers (1943)

Here Comes Kelly (1943)

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943)

My Son, the Hero (1943)

Harvest Melody (1943)

Nearly Eighteen (1943)

The Man from Down Under (1943)

Obliging Young Lady (1942)

Babes on Broadway (1942)

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942)

I Married an Angel (1942)

Jean Frederique

Road to Zanzibar (1941)

Proprietor, native booth

The Lady Eve (1941)

That Hamilton Woman (1941)

World Premiere (1941)

Signor Scaletti

She Knew All the Answers (1941)

They Met in Bombay (1941)

The Captain of Koepenick (1941)

Law of the Tropics (1941)

They Met in Argentina (1941)

San Antonio Rose (1941)

Enemy Agent (1940)

Scatterbrain (1940)

Professor DeLemma

Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

So You Won't Talk (1940)

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)

High School (1940)

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

Naughty but Nice (1939)

Stanislaus Pysinski

The Great Man Votes (1939)

The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)

Let Freedom Ring (1939)

I'll Give a Million (1938)

Madame X (1937)

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)

Sing and Be Happy (1937)

Love on Toast (1937)

Two Wise Maids (1937)

When You're in Love (1937)

Serge Vilnikoff

Hitting a New High (1937)

The King and the Chorus Girl (1937)

The Great Garrick (1937)

Under Suspicion (1937)

Easy Living (1937)

Mr. Louis Louis

Ticket to Paradise (1936)

Dancing Pirate (1936)

Follow Your Heart (1936)

Hats Off (1936)

[Caesar] Rosero

Anthony Adverse (1936)

Rendezvous at Midnight (1935)

Goin' to Town (1935)

Music Is Magic (1935)

Señor Castellano

In Caliente (1935)

The Good Fairy (1935)

[Alexander Petrovich Moskovitch] Voyda

The Gay Deception (1935)

Manhattan Moon (1935)

The Gilded Lily (1935)

Love Me Forever (1935)

The Winning Ticket (1935)

Let's Live Tonight (1935)

Metropolitan (1935)

¡Asegure a su mujer! (1935)

Public Opinion (1935)

Champagne for Breakfast (1935)

The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)

I Believed in You (1934)

Caravane (1934)

Le chef Designer Bohemiens

One Night of Love (1934)

La buenaventura (1934)

La ciudad de cartón (1934)

When Strangers Meet (1934)

The Black Cat (1934)

The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)

Stingaree (1934)

I Love That Man (1933)

Men Must Fight (1933)

Goodbye Love (1933)

The Last Trail (1933)

Above the Clouds (1933)

Speakeasy owner

When Ladies Meet (1933)

Child of Manhattan (1933)

[Carlos Spanoni] Bustamante

The Sphinx (1933)

Luigi Bacigalupi

Trick for Trick (1933)

The California Trail (1933)

Commandante Emilio

Man from Monterey (1933)

Lady Killer (1933)

Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Hypnotized (1932)

A Parisian Romance (1932)

Week-end Marriage (1932)

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)

Mr. [Bladimir Petrosky] Solarsky

The Woman in Room 13 (1932)

Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)

Hombres en mi vida (1932)

The Big Stampede (1932)

Cock of the Air (1932)

Captain Tonnino

High Pressure (1932)

The Tip-Off (1931)

Side Show (1931)

One Heavenly Night (1931)

Manhattan Parade (1931)

Vassily Vassiloff

I Like Your Nerve (1931)

Svengali (1931)

Men in Her Life (1931)

The Mad Genius (1931)

The Santa Fe Trail (1930)

The Valley of Lost Souls (1923)

The Bright Shawl (1923)

Vincente Escobar, Andrés' brother

The Man from Beyond (1922)

Captain of the Barkentine

Little Italy (1921)

Children of the Ghetto (1915)

Pincus, the poet

Cast (Short)

Sherman Said It (1933)

First in War (1932)

Life Events

Videos

Great Man Votes, The (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Your Liquor Or My Lucre 27-year old Garson Kanin directs John Barrymore, then 52, whom he fought to get in the role, with Luis Alberni, who’s not really the milkman, with a brief appearance by second-billed MGM child star Virginia Weidler, on loan to RKO, opening The Great Man Votes, 1939.

Mad Genius, The (1931) -- (Movie Clip) That Sensation Of Screaming 15 years on from his humble introduction, John Barrymore is now impresario Tsarakov, Luis Alberni his desperate dance director Serge, Marian Marsh (Barrymore’s co-star from Svengali) his principal Nana, Mae Madison and Carmel Myers as needier performers, in The Mad Genius, 1931.

Anthony Adverse (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Into Sturdy Manhood Text advances the story at least ten years and introduces leads Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland 40 minutes into the picture, as the title character and ward of merchant Bonnyfeather (Edmund Gwenn), and the daughter of his servants, in Livorno ca. 1800, in Anthony Adverse, 1936.

Count of Monte Cristo, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Dust Off Your Memory Dantes (Robert Donat, now as "Monte Cristo") catches Mondego (Douglas Walton) about to commit murder, then reveals himself as his elegant vengeance begins in Rowland V. Lee's The Count of Monte Cristo, 1934.

Anthony Adverse (1936) -- (Movie Clip) He's Won The Lottery! Much tumult in Napoleonic-era Italy, as lovers Fredric March (title character) and Olivia De Havilland (as "Angela") learn that her servant father (Luis Alberni) has won the lottery, irritating his employer Bonnyfeather (Edmund Gwenn), in Anthony Adverse, 1936.

One Night Of Love (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Miss Moore As Mary Singing from La Traviata, the opening of the Columbia picture which, after a rough start, finally made opera singer Grace Moore a movie star, and won her an Academy Award nomination, One Night Of Love, 1934, co-starring Lyle Talbot and Tulio Carminati.

Easy Living (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Nice Place To Flop All-but foreclosed hotelier Louis Louis (Luis Alberni) is under the mistaken impression that equally broke Mary (Jean Arthur) is the flush mistress of his fat-cat banker, production designer-turned-director Mitchell Leisen and writer Preston Sturges having fun with it, in Easy Living, 1937.

Madame X (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Ever Been A Hostess? Now in New Orleans, selling her belongings to get by, shamed Parisian Jacqueline (Gladys George, title character) finds a new situation with Nora (Cora Witherspoon) and saloon owner Scipio (Luis Alberni), in Madame X, 1937, co-starring Warren William.

Svengali (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Speaking Of Music Opening credits and the introduction of John Barrymore (title character), sidekick Gecko (Luis Alberni) and flighty musical student Honori (Carmel Myers) from Svengali, 1931, directed by Archie Mayo.

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