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The Tower Of The Seven Hunchbacks (film)
''The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' (Spanish:''La Torre de los Siete Jorobados'') is a 1944 Spanish mystery film directed by Edgar Neville. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere. Plot Basilio is a superstitious young man who courts the singer . Looking for money to invite her and her mother, he gambles. He wins a small fortune following the advice of Robinsón de Mantua. He is revealed to be the ghost of an archeologist dead after an apparent suicide. Basilio is attracted to Inés, who happens to be the niece of Professor Mantua. She refuses the verdict of suicide and asks for his help. Basilio is helped by his friend, a police agent. They discover a passage from Mantua's home into an underground city under Habsburg Madrid, founded by Jews escaping their 1492 expulsion and now inhabited by money-forging hunchbacks led by Dr. Sabatino. The hunchbacks hold Inés and an archeologist friend of Mantua and try to force Basilio into staying. Basilio manages to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Neville
Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (28 December 1899 – 23 April 1967) was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the "other" Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in the 1930s, in the period of the dubbed Spanish language, Spanish versions of the studios' English-language films. He wrote dialogue for MGM's Spanish language films, and won acclaim for his script adapted from George Hill's ''The Big House'' (1930). During the Spanish Civil War, Neville made a few short propaganda films for the Francoist, Nationalist side. He also made three movies in Rome. The films he directed in the 1940s and 1950s mixed Realism (arts), realism and romanticism, but did not perform particularly well at the box-office. He was captain of the Spain men's national ice hockey team at the 1924 Ice Hockey European Championship and also played at the 1926 Ice Hockey European Championship. Family Parents His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subterranea (geography)
Subterranea are ''underground structures'', both natural (such as caves) and human-made (such as Mining, mines). Some subterranea and related topics include: Natural * Caves ** Cenote ** Ice cave ** Sea cave ** Sinkhole * Karst * Lava tube ** Lunar lava tube, Lunar and Martian lava tubes * Subterranean river * Subterranean waterfall * Underground lake * Volcanic pipe Human-made or related * Borehole * Bunker * Burial vault (tomb) * Casemate * Catacombs * Cave dweller, Underground living * Cave temple * Basement, Cellar * Dungeon * Dugout (shelter) * Fogou * Mining, Mine * Rock cut architecture, rock-cut tomb * Smuggling tunnel * Tunnels (street tunnel, train tunnels) * Underground city, umbrella article for underground dwellings and facilities * Underground rapid transit system * Wine cave See also * Boring (earth) * Seattle Underground * Subterranean London Subterranea (geography), {{geo-term-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Mystery Films
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-PÅ‚aszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – WWI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Comedy Thriller 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 100 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Horror Films
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-PÅ‚aszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – WWII: Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Films
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning ''Going My Way'' plus popular murder mysteries such as ''Double Indemnity'', ''Gaslight'' and '' Laura''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *March 10 – MGM's ''A Guy Named Joe'', starring Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne, is released nationally in the United States. *May 3 – The film ''Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, premieres in New York City. The highest-grossing picture of the year, it goes on to win a total of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for McCary, Best Actor for Crosby and Best Original Song for "Swinging on a Star". *May 13 – Dale Evans appears in her first film with future husband, Roy Rogers – '' Cowboy and the Senorita''. *July 20 – ''Since You Went Away'' is released. *August 16–September 11 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Franco (actor)
José Franco may refer to: * José Franco (artist) (1920–2009), Portuguese potter and sculptor * José Franco (poet) (born 1931), Panama poet and diplomat * José Antonio Franco (footballer, born 1979), Paraguayan footballer * José Antonio Franco (footballer, born 1998), Spanish footballer * José Eduardo Franco (born 1969), Portuguese historian, journalist, poet and essayist * José Ignacio Franco (born 1981), Spanish footballer Rápido de Bouzas * José Manuel Franco (born 1957), Spanish politician * José MarÃa Franco José MarÃa Franco Ramallo (born 28 September 1978, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker for Juventud de Las Piedras. Honours ;Peñarol * Uruguayan League: 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwis ... (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer for Emelec * José MarÃa Franco (composer) (1894–1971), Basque composer {{hndis, Franco, Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Riquelme
Antonio GarcÃa-Riquelme Salvador (9 November 1894 – 20 March 1968), better known as Antonio Riquelme, was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1911 and 1967. Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castillo'' (1911) * ''Por la vida del rey o El misterio de la corte de Suavia'' (1916) * ''La mano'' (1916) * ''El misterio de una noche de verano o El enigma de una noche'' (1916) * ''Deuda pagada'' (1916) * ''La dicha ajena'' (1917) * ''La tÃa de Pancho'' (1918) * ''La chica del gato'' (1927) * ''Los vencedores de la muerte'' (1927) * ''Una morena y una rubia'' (1933) * ''Yo canto para ti'' (1934) * ''Diez dÃas millonaria'' (1934) * '' The Dancer and the Worker'' (1936) - Patricio * ''El rayo'' (1939) * ''En poder de Barba Azul'' (1940) * ''El crucero Baleares'' (1941) - El polÃtico * ''Para ti es el mundo'' (1941) * '' We Thieves Are Honourable'' (1942) - Castelar * ''Flora y Mariana'' (1942) - Fabio * ''El pobre rico'' (1942) * ''¡Qué con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Pachelo
Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world. Statistics Julia was the 10th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Scotland in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Lajos
Julia Lajos (24 February 1894 Р21 June 1963) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1963. Selected filmography * ''A Palace for Sale'' (1942) * ''Orosia (film), Orosia'' (1943) * ''Lady in Ermine'' (1943) * ''Life Begins at Midnight'' (1944) * ''The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (film), The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' (1944) * ''The Road to Babel'' (1945) * ''Bamboo (1945 film), Bamboo'' (1945) * ''Lady in Ermine'' (1947) * ''The Faith (1947 film), The Faith'' (1947) * ''Guest of Darkness'' (1948) * ''Rumbo (film), Rumbo'' (1949) * ''Just Any Woman'' (1949) * ''Apollo Theatre (film), Apollo Theatre'' (1950) * ''The Troublemaker (1950 film), The Troublemaker'' (1950) * ''The Last Horse'' (1950) * ''Don Juan (1950 film), Don Juan'' (1950) * ''My Beloved Juan'' (1950) * ''Service at Sea'' (1951) * ''Captain Poison (1951 film), Captain Poison'' (1951) * ''The Great Galeoto'' (1951) * ''Nobody Will Know'' (1953) * ''Do̱a Francisqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix De Pomés
F̩lix de Pom̩s (5 February 1892 Р17 July 1969) was a Spanish footballer, fencer and film actor. Pericos Online (in Spanish) In football, he represented and played for clubs including and in the 1910s, during the sport's amateur era in the country. He competed at the |
