Alfred Rode

Italian-born French composer, musician, actor, and film director

Alfred Rode
Born
Alfred Spedaliere

(1905-06-04)4 June 1905
Torre del Greco, Campania, Italy
Died22 July 1979(1979-07-22) (aged 74)
Lisieux, Calvados, France
Occupation(s)Director, actor, musician
Years active1931–1962 (film)

Alfred Rode (born Alfred Spedaliere; 4 June 1905 – 22 July 1979) was an Italian-born French composer, musician, actor and film director. He was born in Torre del Greco. In 1936 Rode appeared in the British film Gypsy Melody alongside Lupe Vélez, which was a remake of his own 1935 film Juanita.[1] Rode was married to the French actress Claudine Dupuis from 1951.

Selected filmography

Director

  • The Blue Danube (1940)
  • Secret Cargo (1947)
  • Nightclub (1951)
  • It's the Paris Life (1954)
  • Scandal in Montmartre (1955)
  • Secret File 1413 (1962)

Actor

  • Carnival (1931)
  • The Blue Danube (1932)
  • Juanita (1935)
  • Antonia (1935)
  • Gypsy Melody (1936)
  • The Blue Danube (1940)
  • Nightclub (1951)
  • Tourbillon (1953)
  • It's the Paris Life (1954)

References

  1. ^ Vogel p.196-97

Bibliography

  • Vogel, Michelle. Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire. McFarland, 2012.

External links

  • Alfred Rode at IMDb
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