The Private Life of Don Juan

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A middle-aged Don Juan (Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. in his final film appearance) returns to romantic Seville to try to hang on to his title as the world's greatest lover. Unfortunately a young rival is threatening to earn it for himself. This causes the great don to enact desperate measures.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama
Directed By:

Alexander Korda
Written By:

Frederick Lonsdale, Arthur Wimperis, Lajos Biró
In Theaters:

Aug 28, 1934 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 12, 2009
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

Criterion Collection

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks
as Don Juan

Merle Oberon
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament

Benita Hume
as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

Binnie Barnes
as Rosita, a Maid Pure and Simple

Joan Gardner
as Carmen

Clifford Heatherley
as Pedro

Barry MacKay
as Roderigo

Melville Cooper
as Leporello

Bruce Winston
as Cafe Manager

Athene Seyler
as Theresa

Hindle P. Edgar
as Husband

Hindle Edgar
as Husband

Gibson Gowland
as Don Ascanio

Lawrence Grossmith
as Guardian

Margaretta Scott
as Tonita

Edmund Breon
as Author

Annie Esmond
as Dolores' Duenna

Patricia Hilliard
as One of Don Juan's Loves

Natalie Lelong
as Wife

Owen Nares
as Actor

Gina Malo
as Pepita

Heather Thatcher
as Actress

Claud Allister
as Duke

Diana Napier
as Would-Be Wife

Hay Petrie
as Manager of the Golden Pheasant

Virginia Bradford

Edmund Willard
as Prisoner

Florence Wood
as Cook at the Inn

Morland Graham
as Don Juan's Cook

William Heughan
as Statue

Veronica Brady
as One of Don Juan's Early Loves

Betty Hamilton
as Actress

Rosita Garcia
as Wife of Tired Businessman

Nancy Jones
as Woman

Elsa Lanchester
as Maid

Abraham Sofaer
as Street Bookseller

Toto Koopman
as Actress

Spencer Trevor
as Minor Role

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Critic Reviews for The Private Life of Don Juan

All Critics (2)

The result is an entertaining and credible picture.

Jun 12, 2019 | Full Review…

Helen Brown Norden
Vanity Fair
It really is a nice change to see Fairbanks in a movie where his activities don't resemble those of a hopped-up cokehead.

Jun 30, 2009 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Audience Reviews for The Private Life of Don Juan

Sep 06, 2014

In what could only be termed as serendipitous (for us), Douglas Fairbanks last film is that of playing ... a has been. Don Juan was once the scourge of his hometown, wooing and winning married women left and right, but returns after a long exile to discover his reputation has replaced him: the illusion of who he was now far more potent than he himself, more resonant. He seems to take it all quite well but here is one of the first superstars, American royalty, honestly facing, in story and in truth, the end of the line. And his cast and he, directed with nuanced shadings by Alexander Korva, deliver a romp more sophisticated than one might suppose considering the year of production. Very good stuff.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
Dec 25, 2010

Not a great movie, nor one of fairbanks' best, but it's enjoyable and very funny, I liked it. The story is pretty good, but it could have been better.

Aj V Super Reviewer