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El Socio
''The Partner'' or ''The Associate'' (Spanish:''El socio'') is a 1928 novel by the Chilean writer and politician Jenaro Prieto.Bizzarro p.609 Adaptations The story, about a financially struggling man who invents a fictitious business partner named Davis to try to boost his fortunes, has been adapted into films on a number of occasions including: * '' The Silent Partner'' (1939) * ''The Mysterious Mr. Davis ''The Mysterious Mr. Davis'' is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly and Alastair Sim. It was made as a quota quickie and distributed by the American company RKO Pictures. I ...'' (1939) * '' The Associate'' (1946) * '' I Will Consult Mister Brown'' (1946) * '' The Associate'' (1979) * '' The Associate'' (1996) References Bibliography * Salvatore Bizzarro. ''Historical Dictionary of Chile''. Scarecrow Press, 2005. 1928 Chilean novels Chilean novels adapted into films {{1920s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenaro Prieto
Jenaro Prieto (1889–1946) was Chilean journalist, writer and politician. He served as a member of the National Congress of Chile for the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ... during the 1930s. Amongst his best known works as a writer is the novel '' The Partner'' (1928) which has been turned into several films. References Bibliography * Salvatore Bizzarro. ''Historical Dictionary of Chile''. Scarecrow Press, 2005. External links * 1889 births 1946 deaths Politicians from Santiago Writers from Santiago Chilean people of Spanish descent Conservative Party (Chile) politicians Deputies of the XXXVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Chilean male writers {{Chile-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Partner (1939 Film)
''The Silent Partner'' (Italian: ''Il socio invisibile'') is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Carlo Romano, Clara Calamai and Evi Maltagliati.Goble p.958 It is based on the 1928 novel '' The Partner'' by Jenaro Prieto, which was turned into a British film ''The Mysterious Mr. Davis'' the same year. It was made by the Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...-based Scalera Films. The sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Alfredo Manzi. Synopsis A financially struggling man creates a fake business partner. His creation is an enormous success despite the fact that nobody has ever met him. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysterious Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Associate (1946 Film)
''The Associate'' (Spanish: ''El socio'') is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Hugo del Carril, Gloria Marín and Nelly Montiel.Pilcher, p. 118 It is based on Jenaro Prieto's 1928 novel '' The Partner'' in which a financially struggling man invents a fictitious business partner in order to try to improve his prospects. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. Cast * Hugo del Carril as Julián Pardo * Gloria Marín as Anita Velasco * Nelly Montiel as Graciela * Clifford Carr as Samuel Goldenberg * Rafael Alcayde as Luis * Federico Mariscal as Pedrito * Octavio Martínez as Sr. Gutiérrez * José Morcillo as Coronel Ramírez * Vicente Padula as Don Fortunato * Luis G. Barreiro as Don Ramiro * Roberto Meyer as Cipriano * Juan Pulido as Inventor * Raymundo Guízar * Beatriz Ramos as Esposa de Davis * Susana Guízar as Leonor * Daniel Arroyo as Hombre jugando billar * René Cardona as Corredor de bolsa * Roberto C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will Consult Mister Brown
''I Will Consult Mister Brown'' (Spanish: ''Consultaré a Mister Brown'') is a 1946 Spanish comedy film directed by Pío Ballesteros and starring Monique Thibaut, José Franco and Valeriano Andrés.Torres p.51 It is based on the 1928 novel '' The Partner'' by the Chilean writer Jenaro Prieto. In order to stave off financial ruin, a man creates a fake business partner. Cast * Valeriano Andrés as Anselmo García * Lola Barrea * José Franco * Guillermo Marín * Amparo Reyes * Pilar Sala * Monique Thibaut * María Jesús Valdés Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ... * Pepita C. Velázquez References Bibliography * Augusto M. Torres. ''Directores españoles malditos''. Huerga Y Fierro Editores, 2004. External links * 1946 comedy films Spanish comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Associate (1979 Film)
''The Associate'' (French:''L'associé'') is a 1979 comedy film directed by René Gainville and starring Michel Serrault, Claudine Auger and Catherine Alric.Goble p.376 A co-production between France, Hungary and West Germany it is an adaptation of the 1928 novel '' The Partner'' by Jenaro Prieto. The film served as the inspiration for a 1996 American remake '' The Associate''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Sydney Bettex. Cast * Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot * Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot * Catherine Alric as Alice Duphorin * Judith Magre as Mme. Brezol * Bernard Haller as Hellzer * Marco Perrin as Vauban * Jean Martin as Bastias * Fabrice Josso as Thierry Pardot * Henri Virlojeux as Urioste * Mathieu Carrière as Louis * Vadim Glowna as Marc Duphorin * Astrid Frank as Marie-Claude Hellzer * Daniel Prévost as Zephir * Jacques Legras as Inspector Pernais * Dominique Zardi as Le portier du ministère * Nathalie Courval as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Associate (1996 Film)
''The Associate'' is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and written by Nick Thiel. It stars Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, and Bebe Neuwirth, alongside Austin Pendleton and Lainie Kazan. Plot Investment banker Laurel Ayres is a smart and single woman trying to make it up the Wall Street corporate ladder, until one day she finds out that she is passed over for a promotion because she is a woman. Unable to face the fact that her less intelligent male protege, Frank Peterson has now become her boss, she quits and tries to start up her own company only to find out that the male dominated world of Wall Street is not interested in taking an African American woman seriously, and thus is forced to create a fictional white man, Robert S. Cutty (inspired by a bottle of Cutty Sark) to legitimize her talents and make her professionally relevant in said world. Ayres does extensive research into the cultural and performative codes of the culture she s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Chilean Novels
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