vicente blasco ibanez novel sangre y arena and first film a a silent with rudolph valentino in 1922 and get the most prestigious treatment 20th century fox could deliver and complete with spanish music adornment and gorgeous color photography and and some outdoor location which could certainly pass for spain . young boy grow up without a father dream of become a matador and sneak out at night to practice in a neighboring bullring while there he meet his future wife ( the good girl ) and whom he throw over post success for a fickle aristocrat ( the bad girl ) . it all fairly predictable and with a lackluster and by the number build up to the inevitable conclusion . in a lazy case like this and certainly the costume and local color should suffice but with such an inert storyline and attention be more focused upon the performance give by tyrone power and linda darnell and and rita hayworth and which be uneven at best . support cast ( include the interesting laird cregar and play a sort of bullfighter critic full of hot air and flattery ) be overtly colorful and animated ( particularly during the fight sequence ) and make power protagonist seem even more one dimensional . half from .