July 27, 2025 and on this day 131 years ago on this day in 1894, actor Manuel Paris was born in Valencia, Spain. He appeared in the film, Tarzan Triumphs, a movie title that gives away the ending, but then Tarzan does always triumph on screen, doesn’t he.
Details about the film, “Tarzan Triumphs,” are located at: https://www.erbzine.com/mag6/0623.html
Manuel Paris, who had over 163 film credits had a small role, he played a Pallandria man. Much of his work was uncredited. He also appeared in “The Leopard Man,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” :The Razor’s Edge,” ‘Joan of Arc,” “The Great Dictator,” “Casablanca,” and “When World’s Collide,” His first film was “El Sello de Oro” in 1914 and his last was “The Miracle” in 1959. His full list of screen credits includes several of my favorite films.
The 100-word drabble for today, “Art is Life,” was inspired by Manuel Paris’s long career.
On the set of “The Miracle,” Manuel Paris spoke with Roger Moore. “This’ll be my last picture show. Forty-five years. It’s time for me is enough.”
“Happy retirement. Are you sure.”
“I watched Tarzan Triumph, heard the bell toll, and smelled the fire when they burned Joan of Arc. I hid from the Nazis in Casablanca, sailed with Jean Lafitte, helped Phileas Fogg, danced with Deborah Kerr in Zenda, ran with the Bulls, and survived When World’s Collide. That’s a pretty full life.”
“Manuel, those are roles you played, not real life.”
“Roger, you’re young. There’s no life off camera”
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