Figaro is a 1929 French silent historical comedy film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Ernst Van Duren, Arlette Marchal and Marie Bell. It is an adaptation of the 1778 Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, with material also used from its two sequels. It was released in 1929 in the US as a silent film, then reissued there in 1932 with an added music track, recorded by SpA Bixiophone, under the title Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
Cast
Ernst Van Duren as Figaro
Arlette Marchal as Rosine
Marie Bell as Suzanne
Léon Belières as Batholo
José Davert as Basile
Tony D'Algy as Le Comte Almaviva
Jean Weber as Chérubin
Odette Talazac as Marceline
Genica Missirio as Bogaerts
Roland Caillaux as Grippe-Soleil