Spanish Eyes (film) explained

Spanish Eyes
Director:G. B. Samuelson
Starring:Anthony Ireland
Dennis Noble
Donald Calthrop
Cinematography:Basil Emmott
Studio:Twickenham Studios
Runtime:71 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Spanish Eyes is a 1930 British musical film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Anthony Ireland, Donald Calthrop and Dennis Noble.[1] It had a gypsy theme and was made at Twickenham Studios in West London. The film was made at night, to allow other more important productions to use the studio in the daytime - a common practice at Twickenham during the era.

The film became known for the death of Nita Foy, a West End chorus girl who was working on the film, in what became known as "the Film Studio Horror".[2] Foy was invited to Donald Calthrop's dressing room for a drink where her costume caught fire.[3] Although the inquest exonerated him Calthrop's career never entirely recovered from the incident.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090118050833/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/355295 BFI.org
  2. Sweet p.94
  3. Sweet p.94-96
  4. Sweet p.96-100