The Devil's Brother (1933)

USA, 92 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Devil's Brother
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1933-10-23

Cast

Dennis King
Fra Diavolo, alias markis de San Marco

Thelma Todd
Lady Pamela Rocberg

James Finlayson
vresige Lord Rocberg

Lucile Browne
Zerlina

Arthur Pierson
Lorenza

Henry Armetta
Matteo, brudens far

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Titles

Original title
  • The Devil's Brother
Swedish release title
  • Värdshuset Göken
Distribution title
  • Fra Diavolo (Danmark/Frankrike/Mexiko/Norge/Tyskland)
  • Kaksi muskettisoturia (Finland)
  • Två musketörer (Finland)
  • Die Sittenstrolche (Tyskland)
  • 快賊ディアボロ (Japan)
  • Flip i Flap: Brat diabła (Polen)
  • Die Teufelsbrüder (Tyskland/Österrike)
  • De vroolyke bandieten (Nederländerna)
  • Dick und Doof - Hände hoch - oder nicht (Tyskland)
  • Fra Diávolo (Spanien)
  • Fra' Diavolo (Italien)
  • Stan és Pan, a fenegyerekek (Ungern)
Alternative title
  • Fra Diavolo
Re-release title
  • Bogus Bandits (USA)
  • The Virtuous Tramps (USA)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Associate Director
Musical Director

Cast

Dennis King Fra Diavolo, alias markis de San Marco
Thelma Todd Lady Pamela Rocberg
James Finlayson vresige Lord Rocberg
Lucile Browne Zerlina
Arthur Pierson Lorenza
Henry Armetta Matteo, brudens far
Matt McHugh Francesco, den borgerlige brudgummen
Lane Chandler löjtnanten
Nina Quartero (as Nena Quartaro) Rita "Dark Eyes", Fra Diavolos fästmö
Wilfred Lucas Alessandro (bortklippt) (bortklippt i den slutliga filmen)
James C. Morton den skicklige gamle vedhuggaren
Stan Laurel Stanlio
Oliver Hardy Ollio
- Ej krediterade:
George Miller byprästen
Tiny Sandford den ängslige vedhuggaren
Dick Gilbert stråtrövare
Jack Hill stråtrövare
Arthur Stone stråtrövare
John Qualen tjurägaren
Harry Bernard suputen på värdshuset / en bandit
Rolfe Sedan värdshusgäst
Kay Deslys värdshusgäst
Leo White värdshusgäst
Lillian Moore värdshusgäst
Walter Shumway värdshusgäst
Louise Carver värdshusgäst
Alice Belcher värdshusgäst
Marion Bardell bartendern på värdshuset
Edith Fellows lekfullt bybarn
Jacqueline Taylor lekfullt bybarn
Carl Harbaugh vedhuggare (bortklippt) (bortklippt i den slutliga filmen)
Brooks Benedict en man
John Collum liten pojke
Frank Terry uppassare

Companies

Production Company Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation 1933-05-04 LP3855
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn 1933
AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1939
AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1949
AB Wivefilm 1962

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 74710
Date 1962-11-10
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2445 meters
Notes Speltid: 89 minuter.


Censorship number 74710
Date 1949-01
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2445 meters
Censored length 2400 meters
Notes Granskningskopian före censurklipp: 89 minuter. Visningskopior efter censurklipp: 88 minuter.


Censorship number 49860
Date 1939-05-05
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2395 meters
Notes Speltid: 88 minuter.


Censorship number 49860
Date 1933-10
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2479 meters
Notes Speltid: 90 minuter.


Censorship number 49594
Date 1933-09
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2524 meters
Notes Speltid: 92 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 92 min
Reels 9 reels


Original work

Original title Fra Diavolo, ou L'hôtellerie de Terracine (Opera)
Composer Daniel François Ésprit Auber
Libretto Eugène Scribe
Translator Bernhard Crusell (1833)


Production location

1933-02-04 1933-03-04
Hal Roach Studios, 8822 Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1933-05-05 USA 92 min
Other showing 1933-06-09 New York City, New York USA 92 min
Release in Sweden 1933-10-23 Piccadilly Stockholm Sweden 92 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Fra Diavolo, ou L'hôtellerie de Terracine
Composer Daniel François Ésprit Auber (1830)
Lyrics Eugène Scribe (1830)
Bernhard Crusell (svensk text 1833)
Germain Delavigne (1830)


Original title The Dance of the Cuckoos
Composer T. Marvin Hatley (1928)
Lyrics Harry Steinberg (1932)


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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