A Light in the Window (Spanish: Una luz en la ventana) is a 1942 Argentine horror thriller film directed by Manuel Romero and starring Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba and Juan Carlos Thorry.[1] It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie.[2]
| A Light in the Window | |
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| Directed by | Manuel Romero |
| Written by | Manuel Romero |
| Starring | Narciso Ibáñez Menta Irma Córdoba Juan Carlos Thorry |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Traverso |
| Edited by | Antonio Rampoldi |
| Music by | George Andreani |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lumiton |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
Angélica, a young nurse (Irma Córdoba) is hired by an elderly woman (María Ester Buschiazzo) to care for her in an isolated and mysterious house in the countryside. Unknown to her, Angélica will be the victim of the nefarious plot of an acromegalic doctor (Narciso Ibáñez Menta), a sinister colleague (Nicolás Fregues) and their henchmen. A landowner (Juan Carlos Thorry) and his funny servant (Severo Fernández) become involved by accident and go to the rescue.
Cast edit
- Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Dr. Herman
- Irma Córdoba as Angélica
- Juan Carlos Thorry as Mario
- Severo Fernández as Juan
- Nicolás Fregues as Dr. Roberts
- María Esther Buschiazzo as Mrs. Herman
- Pedro Pompillo as The Dumb
- Aníbal Segovia as Railway watchman
- Gerardo Rodríguez as Police officer
- Fernando Campos as Police sergeant
References edit
- ^ Rist p.324
- ^ Marcos, José María (August 2010). "El mundo de Narciso Ibañez Menta" (PDF). Insomnia: El Universo de Stephen King (in Spanish). 152: 49.
Bibliography edit
- Rist, Peter H. (2014) Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield.
External links edit
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