The Divine Spark [SEP] cast member
The Divine Spark
The Divine Spark is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop. An Italian-language version "Casta Diva" was shot simultaneously. Both films were made at the Tirrenia Studios in Italy.
Cast.
- Marta Eggerth as Maddalena Fumaroli
- Phillips Holmes as Vincenzo Bellini
- Benita Hume as Giuditta Pasta
- Donald Calthrop as Judge Fumaroli
- Arthur Margetson as Ernesto Tosi
- Edmund Breon as Gioacchino Rossini
made "The Goddess" (1915) at the old Vitagraph studio in New York, appeared in "The Spark Divine" (1919) and co-starred with Norma Talmadge in "The Passion Flower" (1921).
She became known for her vivid character portrayals. She played a Salvation Army worker and a bird woman among many others. The latter character was a prominent member of the cast of "Freckles" (1928). The film was adapted from the novel by Gene Stratton-Porter. Eulalie