''The Moorish Queen'' (Spanish:''La reina mora'') is a 1922 Spanish

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

directed by

José Buchs José Buchs (1896–1973) was a screenwriter and film director.de España p.42 Selected filmography * ''The Moorish Queen (1922 film), The Moorish Queen'' (1922) * ''Poor Valbuena (1923 film), Poor Valbuena'' (1923) * ''Diego Corrientes (1924 fil ...

.Peiró p.306 It was based on a

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, which was made into further films in 1937 and 1954.

Cast

* José Aguilera * Gloria Aymerich * Francisco Cejuela * María Comendador * Carmen de Córdoba * Antonio Gil Varela 'Varillas' as Don Nué * José Montenegro * Consuelo Reyes

References

Bibliography

* Eva Woods Peiró. ''White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films''. U of Minnesota Press, 2012.

External links

* 1922 films Films directed by José Buchs Spanish silent films Spanish black-and-white films Films based on works by the Quintero brothers {{1920s-Spain-film-stub