The Night Falls (Spanish: La noche avanza) is a 1952 Mexican crime film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Anita Blanch and Rebeca Iturbide.[1] Armendariz delivers a particularly energetic performance.
| The Night Falls | |
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| Directed by | Roberto Gavaldón |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jack Draper |
| Edited by | Charles L. Kimball |
| Music by | Raúl Lavista |
Production company | Producciones Mier y Brooks |
| Distributed by | Producciones Mier y Brooks |
Release date | 24 April 1952 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward Fitzgerald.
Cast edit
- Pedro Armendáriz as Marcos Arizmendi
- Anita Blanch as Sara
- Rebeca Iturbide as Rebeca Villarreal
- Eva Martino as Lucrecia
- José María Linares-Rivas as Marcial
- Julio Villarreal as Sr. Villarreal
- Armando Soto La Marina as Chicote
- Juan García as Esbirro de Marcial
- Carlos Múzquiz as Armando Villarreal
- Wolf Ruvinskis as Bodoques
- Francisco Jambrina as Luis
- Roberto Y. Palacios as Li Chan
- Margarito Luna as Esbirro de Marcial
- Carlos Riquelme
- Luis Mussot as Médico
- José Torvay as Policía
- Pedro Andrinúa as Pelotari
- Ignacio Echeverría as Pelotari
- Gabriel De Pablo as Pelotari
- José María Urrutia as Pelotari
- Aquiles Elorduy as Pelotari
- Jaime Inchandurrieta as Pelotari
- Francisco Úbeda as Pelotari
- Ricardo Adalid as Pelotari
- Jorge Chesterking as Cliente cabaret
- Genaro de Alba as Pelotari
- Felipe de Flores as Empleado aeropuerto
- Agustín Fernández as Pelotari
- Héctor Godoy as Recepcionista del Hotel
- Héctor Mateos as Policía
- Álvaro Matute as Pelotari
- Luis Mussot hijo as Limpiabotas
- Ignacio Peón as Espectador Jai alai
- Humberto Rodríguez as Joyero
- Alfredo Varela padre as Médico en los vestidores
References edit
- ^ Hernandez-Rodriguez p.62
Bibliography edit
- R. Hernandez-Rodriguez. Splendors of Latin Cinema. ABC-CLIO, 2009.
External links edit
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