The films of Raquel Meller

"The Promised Land" "Imperial Violets"

"Los arlequines de seda y oro" (Spain 1919) Serial in three parts:   1.  "EL NIDO DESHECHO" 2.  "LA SEMILLA DEL FENÓMENO"   3.  "LA VOZ DE LA SANGRE" Note: a shortened version was released in 1923 as "LA GITANA BLANCA"   Director: Ricardo de Baños (Raquel plays "La Gitana Blanca") Also in cast: Francisco Aguiló, Carlos Beraza, Asunción Casal, José Martí, Tina Meller, Luisa Oliván  "Les opprimés" (France 1923) Director: Henry Roussel (Raquel plays Concepción de la Playa Serra) Also in cast: Albert Bras, Pierre Delmonde, André Marnay, André Roanne, Maurice Schutz, Marcel Vibert "Violettes impériales" (France 1924) Director: Henry Roussel (Raquel plays Violetta) Also in cast: Suzanne Bianchetti, Albert Brouett, Suzy Béryl, Daurelly, Sylviane de Castillo, Jane Even  "La terre promise" (France 1925) Director: Henry Roussel (Raquel plays Lia) Also in cast: Pierre Blanchar,  M. Bras, Max Maxudian, Henriette Moret,  André Roanne   "La ronde de nuit" (France 1926) Director: Marcel Silver Also in cast: Jacques Arnna, Léon Bary, Suzanne Bianchetti "Carmen" (France 1926) Director: Jacques Feyder (Raquel plays Carmen) Also in cast: (Fred) Louis Lerch,  Gaston Modot,  Jean Murat,  Victor Vina,  Guerrero de Xandoval "Nocturne" (France 1927) Director: Marcel Silver Also in cast: (Fred) Louis Lerch,  Eugène Gaidaroff "Raquel Meller" (U.S.A. 1927) Filmed in New York for  Fox-Movietone this short "talkie" features four songs by Meller. Director: T.W. Case 1)  La Flor del Mal          2)  La Mujer del Torero     3)  Tarde del Corpus      4)  La Noi de la Mare "La venenosa" (France 1928) Director: Roger Lion (Raquel plays Miss Liana) Also in cast: Warwick Ward, Sylvio De Pedrelli,  Georges Colin,  Claire de Lorez,   Georges Marck "Violettes impériales" (France 1932) (Sound remake of 1924 film) Director: Henry Roussel (Raquel plays Violetta) Also in cast: Suzanne Bianchetti, Georges Péclet, Émile Drain, Paule Andral, Carlotta Conti

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