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Road Of Hell (1946 Film)
''Road of Hell'' (Spanish:''Camino del infierno'') is a 1946 Argentinian film from the ''Estudios San Miguel''. Plot A melodramatic, psychological thriller, the film tells the story of a young wealthy widow, who is unhappy. She meets a Bohemian artist who marries her to escape the poverty of his family, but is stifled by her possessiveness and jealousy. The plot centers around a love triangle, which was bold for its time. Cast *Mecha Ortiz *Pedro López Lagar *Amelia Bence *Elsa O'Connor *Alberto Bello Alberto Bello (1897–1963) was an Argentine actor who appeared in more than 40 films during his career including ''Madame Bovary'' (1947).Goble p.159 Selected filmography * ''Marriage in Buenos Aires'' (1940) * '' Isabelita'' (1940) * ''El tesor ... External links * References 1946 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Argentine drama films 1946 drama films Films directed by Daniel Tinayre Films directed by Luis Saslavsky 1940s Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Saslavsky
Luis Saslavsky (April 21, 1903 – March 20, 1995) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. Personal life Saskavsky was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, to a Jewish family.Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and South America By Frank, Ben G., p.314 Career He directed and wrote over 40 films between 1931 and 1979. He directed films such as ''Crimen a las tres'' in 1935 and wrote for films such as '' Allá en el Norte'' in 1973. He retired from the industry in 1979. Death He died in Buenos Aires, aged 91. Filmography * '' La fuga'' (1937) * Black Crown * '' Closed Door'' (1939) * ''The House of Memories'' * ''Démoniaque'' * '' Ashes to the Wind'' (1942) * ''Man to Man Talk'' * ''Crimen a las tres'' * '' The Phantom Lady'' (1945) * '' Road of Hell'' (1946) * ''Passport to Rio ''Passport to Rio'' (Spanish:''Pasaporte a Río'') is a 1948 Argentine crime film, direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Tinayre
Daniel Tinayre (14 September 1910 – 24 October 1994) was a French-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. Moving to Buenos Aires at a young age, Tinayre directed some 23 films between 1934 and 1974, directing films such as the 1947 thriller ''A sangre fría'' (In Cold Blood) which starred actors such as Amelia Bence and Tito Alonso. He was also an acclaimed screenwriter and producer simultaneously contributing in these areas to the films he directed in Argentine cinema. In 1949 he directed ''Dance of Fire (film), Dance of Fire'', which was later entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. His 1960 film ''La patota (1960 film), La patota'' was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1963 film ''The Dragonfly Is Not an Insect'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. In 1969 he directed ''Kuma Ching''; his last film was to be ''La Mary'' (1974), starring then-couple Susana Giménez and Boxing, boxer Carlos Monzón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estudios San Miguel
''Estudios San Miguel'' (San Miguel Studios) was an Argentina, Argentine film studio that was active in the 1940s and early 1950s. It flourished during the golden age of Cinema of Argentina, and at its peak was one of the major studios in Buenos Aires. Genres ranged from musical comedy to costume drama and gaucho thriller. Films included ''La guerra gaucha'' (''The Gaucho War'' 1942), co-produced with ''Artistas Argentinos Asociados'', and the comedy ''Juvenilia (film), Juvenilia'' (1943), both of which won several major awards. Eva Duarte, soon to become the first lady of Argentina as Eva Perón, appeared in two of the studio's films in 1945. The studio became overextended financially and ceased production after 1952. History ''Estudios San Miguel'' was founded and owned by Miguel Machinandiarena (1899–1975). Machinandiarena was a Basques, Basque from Navarre who had emigrated to Argentina in 1915. His family was very wealthy, had large real estate investments and controlled the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentinian
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or ( feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Argentine''. Argentina is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Argentines do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Argentina. Aside from the indigenous population, nearly all Argentines or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Among countries in the world that have received the most immigrants in modern history, Argentina, with 6.6 million, ranks second to the United States (27 million), and ahead of other immig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecha Ortiz
Mecha Ortiz (née María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro; 1900–1987) was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981, during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Ortiz won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for her performance in '' Safo, historia de una pasión'' (1943) and won it again in 1946 for her performance in '' El canto del cisne'' (1945). She was known as the Argentine Greta Garbo and for playing mysterious characters, who suffered by past misfortunes in love, mental disorders, or forbidden love. ''Safo, historia de una pasión'' was the first erotic Argentine film, though there was no nudity. She also played in the first film in which a woman struck a man and the first film with a lesbian romance. In 1981, she was awarded the Grand Prize for actresses from the National Endowment for the Arts. Early life and background María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro, known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro López Lagar
Pedro López Lagar (18 June 1899, in Madrid – 21 August 1977, in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish born Argentine film actor of the 1940s and 1950s. Although born in Madrid he moved to Argentina as a young man and began acting in film in 1938. He played with Enrique Borrás and Margarita Xirgu in '' La sirena varada'', by Alejandro Casona, released in 1934. He made some 20 film appearances but his career was at its peak in the mid to late 1940s, with Lopez appearing in '' Albéniz'' in 1946 and ''A sangre fría'' in 1947 in which he starred alongside Tito Alonso and Amelia Bence Amelia Bence (born María Amelia Batvinik; 13 November 1919 – 8 February 2016) was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). Born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants, Bence began her .... Selected filmography * '' Son cartas de amor'' (1943) * '' Two Angels and a Sinner'' (1945) * '' Road of Hell'' (1946) *'' Suburb'' (1951) Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Bence
Amelia Bence (born María Amelia Batvinik; 13 November 1919 – 8 February 2016) was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). Born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants, Bence began her career at a young age, studying with Alfonsina Storni at the Lavardén Children's Theater and with Mecha Quintana at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música y Declamación (National Conservatory of Music and Speech). She made her film debut in 1933, in only the second sound film of Argentina, ''Dancing'', by Luis Moglia Barth. Bence's acting in ''La guerra gaucha'' (1942), one of the most important films in the history of Argentine cinema, gave her recognition and earned her leading role offers. She starred in films such as ''Los ojos más lindos del mundo'' (1943), '' Todo un hombre'', '' Camino del infierno'' (1946), ''A sangre fría'' (1947), ''La otra y yo'' (1949) and '' Danza del fuego'' (1949), garnering the Best Actress award from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa O'Connor
Elsa O'Connor (1905–1947) was an Argentine stage and film actress. Life and career The daughter of actress and journalist Amelia Monti, who introduced her to the stage, she debuted with the Blanca Podestá company in 1923. O`Connor was awarded the prize to the best dramatic actress for her role in ''Himeneo'' and ''Celos.'' Her most successful role in theatre was in 1944 as Bella in the play ''Luz de Gas'', by Narciso Ibáñez Menta, an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's ''Gas Light''. In cinema, O'Connor also won the award of the Argentine Film Critics Association to the best support actress for the 1944 film ''The Desire''. Elsa O'Connor died in Montevideo from a traumatic brain injury on 7 April 1947, several days after falling down a staircase while acting in the play ''La Gata''. She was the mother of actor Horacio O'Connor (1928-1997) and the grandmother of tenor Martín O'Connor. Selected filmography * '' The Life of Carlos Gardel'' (1939) * ''Sensational Kidna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Bello
Alberto Bello (1897–1963) was an Argentine actor who appeared in more than 40 films during his career including ''Madame Bovary'' (1947).Goble p.159 Selected filmography * ''Marriage in Buenos Aires'' (1940) * '' Isabelita'' (1940) * ''El tesoro de la isla Maciel'' (1941) * ''El Fin de la Noche'' (1944) * ''Back in the Seventies'' (1945) * '' Road of Hell'' (1946) * ''Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emp ...'' (1947) * '' The Black Market'' (1953) References External links * Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1897 births 1963 deaths Argentine male film actors People from Buenos Aires Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 1963 suicides Suicides by train Suicides in Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Films
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1946 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 14 - Charles Vidor's ''Gilda'' starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford shows audiences one of the most famous scenes of the 20th century: Rita Hayworth singing "Put The Blame On Mame". *November 21 – William Wyler's ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell. *December 20 – Frank Capra's ''It's a Wonderful Life'', featuring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, and Thomas Mitchell opens in New York. Awards Notable films released in 1946 United States unless stated A * '' Angel on My Shoulder'' * '' Anna and the King of Siam'', starring Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell * ''Aru yo no Tonosama'' B * ''Bad Bascomb'', starring Wallace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Spanish-language Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Black-and-white Films
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or ( feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Argentine''. Argentina is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Argentines do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Argentina. Aside from the indigenous population, nearly all Argentines or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Among countries in the world that have received the most immigrants in modern history, Argentina, with 6.6 million, ranks second to the United States (27 million), and ahead of other immig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
