#María Montez La Reina del Technicolor

[tina-aumont]

Il Ladro di Venezia, 1950

"Il Ladro di Venezia" is a 1950 Italian film directed by John Brahm. The US title was "The Thief of Venice".

It was released in the US two years after being made.

Plot (it may contain spoilers)

In 1575 Venice, the Doge has just died and Scarpa the Grand Inquisitor leads a plot to seize control of Venice.

Disani, a popular admiral works to stop the Grand Inquisitor's power grab with the help of Lorenzo, one of his officers. They manage to get back to Venice in record time by promising the galley slaves their freedom. When they arrive back Disani is killed and Lorenzo goes into hiding.

Lorenzo continues the fight against Scarpa, who plans to marry Disani's daughter Francesca. Lorenzo and Francesca fall in love even though Lorenzo is also loved by tavern girl Tina.

Lorenzo's rebellion against Scarpa is successful.

Cast

Maria Montez - Tina

Paul Christian - Alfiere Lorenzo Contarini

Massimo Serato - Scarpa the Inquisitor

Faye Marlowe - Francesca Disani

Aldo Silvani - Capt. von Sturm

Luigi Saltamerenda - Alfredo

Guido Celano - Polo

Umberto Sacripante - Durro

Camillo Pilotto - Adm. Disani

Ferdinando Tamberlani - Lombardi

Liana Del Balzo - Duenna

Paolo Stoppa - Marco

Mario Tosi - Mario

Vinicio Sofia - Grazzi

Leonardo Scavino - Sharp Eye

Shooting

Filming started November 1949 and went until February. Then it resumed in June. The movie was shot on location in Italy with studio work done at Scalera Studios. Filming finished by March 1950.

While filming a scene in the canal, Maria Montez almost drown herself, that's why when the filming ended, she decided to write her will.

It was released in Rome on the 22nd December 1950 and Maria's character was highly praised by the press & critics.

Here you can watch part 1, part 2, part 3 & part 4

Scans from "María Montez: La Reina del Technicolor", book written by Antonio Pérez Arnay & ebay.

[documentaryoncinema]

Inside  Actrices, 2

'Lynda Carter', TBC, VE.

'Yvonne De Carlo. Deslumbrante Lily', Lawrence Williams, 2000, VOSE. ('Familia Munster')

'Elizabeth Montgomery', Hilary Atkin, 1999, VO, SE en YouTube.

'Jamie Lee Curtis. Hollywood´s girl next door', Caroline Thomas, 2002, VE.

'Nicole Kidman. Icons big star profiles', Switch Int., VE.

'Salma Hayek', TBC, 2005, VE.

'María Félix, VE.

'María Montez', VE.

'María Montez. Reina del Technicolor', Festival de Cine Global Dominicano, 2011, VE.

'Lana Turner... los recuerdos de una hija', Carole Langer, 2001, VOSE.

'Alice Faye', Elizabeth K. Bronstein, Steven Smith, 1999, VE.

'Gene Tierney', VOSE.

’Harlow. La rubia platino’, Tom McQuade, 1993. VOSE.

'Barbara Eden', Van Ness Films, 1999, VO, SE en YouTube.

'Jayne Mansfield. Blonde ambition', Ed Singer, 2004, VO, SE en YouTube.

'Natalie Wood', Prometheus Entertainment, Foxstars Productions, 2003, VE.

'Myrna Loy. So nice to come home to', Richard Schickel, 1991, VOSE.

'In search of... Kim Novak', Jack Haley Jr., 1964, VO, SE en YouTube.

'Raquel Welch', VO.

'Claudia Cardinale. Being', Stefano Mordini, 2005, VE.

'Brigitte Bardot. The icon of France', Lyndy Saville, 2009, VOSE.

'Brigitte Bardot', 2003, VO, SE en YouTube.

'Sofia Loren. Buscando a Sofia', Roberto Olla, Danila Satta, 2004, VE.

'Elizabeth Taylor. Un retrato íntimo', Pat Shields, 1975, VOSE.

'Recordando a Elizabeth taylor', VOSE.

'Elizabeth Taylor. La otra reina de Inglaterra', Chris Bould, 2003, VE.

'Elizabeth Taylor. Biografía', Prometheus Entertaiment, Foxstar Productions, 2003, VE.

'Vivien Leigh. Más allá de Escarlata', Lisa Jackson, 1990, VOSE.

'Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond', Gene Feldman, 1990, VOSE.

'Janet Leigh', Jule Gilfillan, 2003, VE.

'Shirley MacLaine. Instinto de superación', Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter, 1996, VE.

'Carmen Miranda. That girl from Rio', John Cork, Lisa Van Eyssen, 2008, VO.

'Carmen Miranda', Cristina Fonseca, 1992, VO.

'Carmen Miranda. The South American way', Elizabeth Bronstein, 1996, VE.

'Carmen Miranda: Beneath the Tutti Frutti hat', Paul Bullock, 2007, VO, SE en YouTube.

’Judy Garland. The Hollywood greats’, Elaine Donnelly, 1978, VO.

'The real Judy Garland', VE.

'Judy Garland. Special Report', 1975, VO.

'Shirley Temple', VE.

'Doris Day', A&E Television Networks, 1991, VE.

'Louise Brooks', Arena, BBC, 1986, VO.

'Dúos de cine: Pola Negri y Ernst Lubitsch', Laurent Preyale, 2002, VE.

‘Dragon girls! Les amazones pop asiatiques’, Yves Montmayeur, 2016, VOFrancés.

‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot me’, Chiemi Karasawa, 2013, VOSE.

Trata sobre una celebridad que encuentra a Elaine Stritch, leyenda de Broadway analizando su jubilación e igualmente su propia mortalidad.

Con la presencia de Elaine Stritch, Alec Baldwin, George C. Wolfe, Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey, James Gandolfini, Cherry Jones, Nathan Lane, Harold Prince y John Turturro.

[tina-aumont]

Maria Montez and Jean-Pierre Aumont pictured in London in 1946

In the first photo, we can see the couple with some authorities of London celebrating a reception, in the colour photos, Maria and Jean-Pierre were introduced to King and Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II parents: Queen Elizabeth, aka Queen Mother and George VI.

Colour photos from Shutterstock. Very Special thanks to @74paris for sharing these pics and the story behind them.

[tina-aumont]

Tina's super beautiful mum trying a dress.

Unknown further details.

Maria Montez (1940′s)

[dj-maicol]

#Repost @imagenesdenuestrahistoria • • • • • MARIA MONTES Una Estrella Dominicana La Reina del Technicolor 6 de Junio de 1912, Barahona, República Dominicana. / 7 de Septiembre de 1951, París, Francia. " Quisiera tocar el firmamento para convertime en una estrella lejana, pero fulgurante y bella, así todos me recordarán por lo que una vez llegué a ser " María Montez Fuente : Gethy images -------- María África Gracia Vidal nació en la provincia Barahona, República Dominicana, siendo la segunda de diez hijos de la dominicana Teresa Vidal. Su padre se dedicaba a la exportación de madera y a la venta de tejidos. A temprana edad, Montez aprendió a hablar inglés y fue educada en un convento católico de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. A mediados de la década de 1930, su padre fue nombrado cónsul español en Belfast, Irlanda del Norte, donde la familia se mudó. Fue allí donde Montez conoció a su primer marido, William G. McFeeters, con quien se casó a los 17 años. A finales de la década de 1930 llegó a Nueva York donde su primer trabajo fue posar para la portada de una revista por la suma de US$50. Decidida a convertirse en una actriz de teatro, contrató a un agente y creó una hoja de vida que la hacía varios años más joven poniendo en su fecha de nacimiento "1917" en algunos casos y "1918" en otros. Eventualmente, ella aceptó una oferta de Universal Pictures, haciendo su debut cinematográfico en la película B Boss of Bullion City dirigida por Ray Taylor y protagonizada por Johnny Mack Brown. Su belleza pronto la convirtió en la pieza central de las películas de aventuras en Technicolor de la Universal, en particular las seis películas en las que actuó junto a Jon Hall como son, Arabian Nights, White Savage, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Cobra Woman, Gypsy Wildcat y Sudan. Montez además apareció en la película Western Pirates of Monterey junto a Rod Cameron y en The Exile, ésta última dirigida por Max Ophüls y protagonizada por Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. La identificación con esta imagen cinematográfica fue tal que Maria Montez era conocida como "The Queen of Technicolor" (La Reina del Technicolor). https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsp5_VHBICv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cfkxt00ylpm0

[miguel-garcia-rd]

María Montez Una Estrella Dominicana La Reina del Technicolor 6 de Junio de 1912, Barahona, República Dominicana. / 7 de Septiembre de 1951, París, Francia. Rindimos Homenaje a La Reina del Technicolor , La Estrella Dominicana Maria Montez, " Quisiera tocar el firmamento para convertime en una estrella lejana, pero fulgurante y bella, así todos me recordarán por lo que una vez llegué a ser " María Montez Fuente externa

[tina-aumont]

Maria plays the role of Tina, a young woman who owns a tabern in Venice. Maria herself chose the name of Tina for her character after her daughter.

María Montez-Paul Christian "El ladrón de Venecia" (Il ladro di Venezia) 1950, de John Brahm.

[tina-aumont]

Tuesday, 11 September 1951 - Consuelo Gracia Carter, sister of the late Maria Montez, early today left by TWA Constellation plane in Los Angeles, en route to Paris to attend funeral of the actress, who was found dead in her bathtub last Friday.

Despite a plane-side message from French authorities that a French visa had not yet been cleared for her, Consuelo boarded the big Constellation, scheduled to connect with a similar ship in New York tomorrow for the Atlantic crossing. It is expected that clearance will be awaiting the bereaved young woman at Orly Field, Paris.

Officials said Mrs. Carter took off despite last-minute notification from French authorities that she might encounter visa difficulties because of her Dominican Republic citizenship.

She would not comment about her sister's death except to term it a 'terrible tragedy'. 

From Digital Library.

Very special thanbks to @74paris, to @signorinaclaudiacardinale & to @shannendoherty-fans for sharing.

[tina-aumont]

In the same train as Winston Churchill, yesterday evening, at the Lyon station, we could see Jean-Pierre Aumont, Maria Montez, his wife, and their little daughter accompanied by Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer, his wife, going to Marseille where they will take a part of a new film "Hans Le Marin".

23rd August 1948.

Very special thanks to @74paris for sharing this beautiful photo that comes from ebay.

[tina-aumont]

María Montez married William McFeeters and became Marie McFeeters, 1932.

In 1932, when Maria was 19 years old, she met the Irish banker William MacFeeters and they fell in love despite their age difference (he was nearly 50), they got married the 28th November 1932 when she was 20 in Barahona and lived there for a long time. In the house where they lived she was the perfect hostess as she prepared many good dishes which she served to her guests and which she then taught her mother to prepare. Maria and McFeeters’ house was very close to Maria’s parents’ house.

[María África Gracia Vidal & William MacFeeters wedding certificate, from FamilySearch.org]

One year later of her marriage to William McFeeters, María’s dad, Isidoro Gracia García suddenly passes away although Maria made big efforts to bring a doctor to her parents home. She lived near her mother one more year but by 1934 Maria and William McFeeters change their residence into San Pedro, a little village in Dominican Republic. There, they meet some friends of McFeeters who invited her to the United States. With her husband’s permission, she went and stayed for quite some time, under the name of Maria McFeeters, in fact she was looking for work and worked there for two or three months and returned to San Pedro. Then she went to Barahona where she told his mother that she wanted to divorce McFeeters. There were rumors that Maria wanted to separate because she wanted to go live in the USA but another reason was that he could not have children and she wanted to be a mother. They separated in 1940 but remained friends forever.

Photo and information from “De María África a María Montez, un mito en Technicolor” documentary directed by Jesús Reyes Mota, 2014.

[tina-aumont]

Le Bal des Petites Lits Blancs at the Opera.

Charming Maria MONTEZ dances at the Opera foyer with her husband, J. P. AUMONT.

15th October 1948.

Photo by Robert Cohen, AGIP.

Very special thanks to @74paris for sharing this gem that comes from ebay.

[tina-aumont]

Three photos of Montez sisters taken, according to ebay, in 1943.

In these photos we can see Lucita, Adita, Maria and Consuelo (L-R from the last photo) enjoying some time together. According to ebay these photos were taken in 1943 but as far as I know the beautiful sisters reunited in Hollywood in 1944. María left for Hollywood the July from 1940.

Unknown photographer.

[tina-aumont]

Very interesting and beautiful undated photo of Maria. My guessing is that it was taken circa 1934, but I cannot be sure. It seems it comes from a book, but this photo is not printed in "María Montez: su Vida" by Margarita Vicens nor in "María Montez La Reina del Tecnicolor" by Antonio Pérez Arnay. This photo was posted at Listal two years ago.

Any information given on it (story, photographer, publication, year...) will be much welcomed and credited!!

Thank you very much!!

[tina-aumont]

Thank you very much @graciemonaco for sending me this gem!!

Maria looks fabulous!

Maria Montez, Photoplay, Jan. 1946

[tina-aumont]

VIVE PARIS!

French Artist JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT arrived in Paris this afternoon with his charming wife, Mexican (?) artist MARIA MONTEZ. Here they are showing their bags at the customs officers, when they arrived at Orly airport.

30 August 1946.

Photos by Robert Cohen, AGIP

Very special thanks to @74paris for sharing these gems that come from ebay.

[tina-aumont]

Maria Montez modelling Jacques Fath designs in 1947.

Very special thanks to @74paris for sharing this photo.