title: Alfred Rode
text: # Alfred Rode
  
  Alfred Rode (born Alfred Spedaliere; 4 June 1905 – 22 July 1979) was an Italian-born French composer, musician, actor and film director. He was born in Torre del Greco. In 1936 Rode appeared in the British film Gypsy Melody alongside Lupe Vélez, which was a remake of his own 1935 film Juanita. Rode was married to the French actress Claudine Dupuis from 1951.
  
  ## Selected filmography
  
  ### Director
  
  * The Blue Danube (1940)
  * 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)
  * The Blue Danube (1940)
  * Tourbillon (1953)
  * It's the Paris Life (1954)
  