Olimpia
Cast & Crew
José Crespo
María Alba
Elvira Morla
Carmen Rodríguez
Juan De Homs
Juan Aristi Eulate
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Princess Olimpia, a recently named lady-in-waiting to the heiress to the Austrian throne, is in love with cavalry captain Kovacs, a man as famous for his skill with horses as his success with women. Although the couple try to keep their romance secret, Olimpia's mother finds out and advises her to end the affair, as she cannot possibly marry a commoner. Although Olimpia obeys her mother's wishes, Kovacs spreads a rumor that he is a notorious swindler and compromises Olimpia's family by arranging to spend a night with her in his quarters, where the couple reconcile.
Cast
José Crespo
María Alba
Elvira Morla
Carmen Rodríguez
Juan De Homs
Juan Aristi Eulate
Luis Llaneza
Gabriel Rivas
Mario Diminici
Crew
Adrian
Frank Davis
Cedric Gibbons
Juan De Homs
Willard Mack
Peggy O'day
Henry Sharp
Douglas Shearer
Miguel De Zárraga
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The 1929 film His Glorious Night, which was directed by Lionel Barrymore and starred John Gilbert and Catherine Dale Owen, was remade in Spanish, French (Si l'empereur savait ça!) and German (Olympia) versions. All three foreign-language versions were passed by the censor board for exhibition in New York state. The onscreen cast and crew credits for the three versions were taken from studio cutting continuities. The Spanish version's working title was Si el emperador lo supiera. Some contemporary sources wrongly list dialogue director Juan de Homs as director, while others suggest that producer Frank Davis or Tom Kilpatrick May have directed. Modern sources attribute the direction to Chester M. Franklin. Some sources include Ernesto Piedra, José Fernández and Adolfo Viñas in the cast of the Spanish version, but their participation in the film has not been confirmed. Ferenc Molnár's play was also used as the basis of the 1960 film A Breath of Scandal. That version was directed by Michael Curtiz and starred Sophia Loren and John Gavin.
