De la sartén al fuego
Cast & Crew
John Reinhardt
Rosita Moreno
Juan Torena
Romualdo Tirado
José Luis Tortosa
Corazón Montes
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
[The following plot summary is based on the English-language version of this film, The Rest Cure ; character names refer to that version.] Ex-racketeer Americans Dan Linton and Spike Connover hide out in Paris from their enemies. At a café, they charm Mrs. Louise Rillette and Naomi until interrupted by Perrelli, a rival gangster who appears to be carrying a machine gun. Louise then suggests that Dan and Spike volunteer for the Foreign Legion for a rest cure and go to Morocco. While on their way, Dan and Spike get involved with the misconduct of Captain Henri Rillette. In the legion, Dan and Spike generally misbehave, and Dan interrupts Spike's date with Honey Evans, an exotic cabaret performer, causing a fight between them which results in a sentence of six months hard labor in a prison camp for them. Later, Dan and Spike are reunited and save Louise, Naomi, and the general's wife from being kidnapped by Arab brigands led by Abdul Ben Abou and Ali. When their secure camp is besieged, Dan and Spike lead the legionnaires to victory and are pardoned. Dan and Naomi then swear their love.
Director
John Reinhardt
Cast
Rosita Moreno
Juan Torena
Romualdo Tirado
José Luis Tortosa
Corazón Montes
Rudolph Amendt
Martín Garralaga
Lou Hicks
Elisa Muriel
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
Unlike the English-language version of this film, The Rest Cure, which was produced by Regal Productions, Inc., the Spanish-language version, which was shot simultaneously with the English version, was produced by Metropolitan Pictures Corp., a company set up by Hirliman to produce Spanish versions of some of his films. The Spanish version was released in Mexico on July 2, 1936 under the title La legión extranjera. The running time listed was calculated from footage given in NYSA records.
