SEÑORITA

Clarence Badger

R.: Clarence Badger. Sc.: John McDermott. F.: H. Kinley Martin, Bill Marshall. In.: Bebe Daniels (Señorita Francisca Hernandez), James Hall (Roger Oliveros), William Powell (Ramon Oliveros), Josef Swickard (Don Hernandez). P.: Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.  D.: 71’, bn, 35mm

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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source

Film Notes

“We know little about the director Clarence Badger: apart from It, no other title in a filmography of around 40 works just in the 20’s has ever been proposed again. And yet Badger has often been called in to deal with agitated actors like Will Rogers, or to make use of his undoubtful “savoir faire” with temperamental stars like Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson and Bebe Daniels.
Señorita is a ‘star-vehicle’ for Daniels, a pleasant and very good actress who is forgotten today, but who in that period was a strong point for Paramount. The film is a comical parody of The Mark of Zorro, with passionate main character who was disguised as an adventurous ‘caballero’, who was able to retrieve the fortunes of families threatened by hateful predators and also the heart of a beautiful cousin. It must be remembered that Señorita, as in all the films released in the period of change from silent films to sound films, was not fully exploited. Curiously, the film was presented with no title or any indication of the cast or credits, and the spectators could ask for their money back if they had not enjoyed it. Only three or four people went to get their money back at the box office. But Douglas Eames, the author of a book on Paramount, added maliciously that only three or four went to buy tickets when the film began showing”. (Vittorio Martinelli)

A review of the time
“A feminine ‘Mark of Zorro’ and a corking light comedy with plenty of action. Able cast support, with a more or less hectic South American ranchers feud as the background. Miss Daniels swings from chandeliers, duels eight or nine men at a time, hops off balconies and is generally all over the place disguised as a boy. Good material for this girl, and she can handle it. […]
Señorita is swift, amusing and clean. These 70-minute light comedies aren’t easy to turn out, but this one runs 71 and checks in as an exception. If a familiar story, Clarence Badger has cut it to the bone and paced it so fast that there’s always something on tap”. (Variety, May 11 1927)

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French intertitles