Alfred Rode

Alfred Rode
Born	Alfred Spedaliere 4 June 1905 Torre del Greco, Campania, Italy
Died	22 July 1979 (aged 74) Lisieux, Calvados, France
Occupation	Director, actor, musician
Years active	1931–1962 (film)

Alfred Rode (4 June 1905 – 22 July 1979) was an Italian-born French composer, musician, actor and film director. He was born in Torre del Greco as Alfred Spedaliere. In 1936 Rode appeared in the British film Gypsy Melody alongside Lupe Velez, 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 (1939)
• Secret Cargo (1947)
• It's the Paris Life (1954)
• Secret File 1413 (1962)

Actor

• Carnival (1931)
• The Blue Danube (1932)
• Juanita (1935)
• Antonia (1935)
• Gypsy Melody (1936)
• 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 the Internet Movie Database