Alfred Rode
Italian-born French composer, musician, actor, and film director (1905–1979)
Alfred Rode | |
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Born | Alfred Spedaliere (1905-06-04)4 June 1905 Torre del Greco, Campania, Italy |
Died | 22 July 1979(1979-07-22) (aged 74) Lisieux, Calvados, France |
Occupation(s) | Director, actor, musician |
Years active | 1931–1962 (film) |
Alfred Rode (born Alfred Spedaliere; 4 June 1905 – 22 July 1979) was an Italian-born French composer, musician, actor and film director. He was born in Torre del Greco. In 1936 Rode appeared in the British film Gypsy Melody alongside Lupe Vélez, which was a remake of his own 1935 film Juanita.[1] Rode was married to the French actress Claudine Dupuis from 1951.
Selected filmography
Director
- The Blue Danube (1940)
- Secret Cargo (1947)
- Nightclub (1951)
- It's the Paris Life (1954)
- Scandal in Montmartre (1955)
- Secret File 1413 (1962)
Actor
- Carnival (1931)
- The Blue Danube (1932)
- Juanita (1935)
- Antonia (1935)
- Gypsy Melody (1936)
- The Blue Danube (1940)
- Nightclub (1951)
- Tourbillon (1953)
- It's the Paris Life (1954)
References
- ^ Vogel p.196-97
Bibliography
- Vogel, Michelle. Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire. McFarland, 2012.
External links
- Alfred Rode at IMDb
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