''A Light in the Window'' (Spanish: ''Una luz en la ventana'') is a 1942 Argentine horror
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
directed by
Manuel Romero and starring
Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Narciso Ibáñez Menta (; August 25, 1912 – May 15, 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor.
Biography
Born in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Ibáñez Menta made his first stage appearance at the age of seven at the Teatro La Come ...
,
Irma Córdoba
Irma Córdoba (July 20, 1913 – May 18, 2008) was an Argentine film actress of the classic era.
She entered the film industry in 1932 and appeared in over 30 films, spanning 65 years of Argentine film. She appeared in films such as '' Fuera de ...
and
Juan Carlos Thorry
Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12,
2000 in San Antonio de Padua), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine film actor, tango musician and director.
Best known for his work in tango films in the Ci ...
. It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie.
Plot
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
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Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Narciso Ibáñez Menta (; August 25, 1912 – May 15, 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor.
Biography
Born in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Ibáñez Menta made his first stage appearance at the age of seven at the Teatro La Come ...
as Dr. Herman
*
Irma Córdoba
Irma Córdoba (July 20, 1913 – May 18, 2008) was an Argentine film actress of the classic era.
She entered the film industry in 1932 and appeared in over 30 films, spanning 65 years of Argentine film. She appeared in films such as '' Fuera de ...
as Angélica
*
Juan Carlos Thorry
Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12,
2000 in San Antonio de Padua), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine film actor, tango musician and director.
Best known for his work in tango films in the Ci ...
as Mario
*
Severo Fernández
Severo Fernández Alonso Caballero (15 August 1849 in Sucre – 12 August 1925) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th president of Bolivia from 1896 to 1899 and as the tenth vice president of Bolivia from 1892 to 1896. ...
as Juan
*
Nicolás Fregues as Dr. Roberts
*
María Esther Buschiazzo
María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971) was an Argentine actress.Seibel, Beatriz (2002). ''Historia del Teatro Argentino: Desde Los Rituales Hasta 1930''. Volume 1. Corregidor, p. 379.
Filmography
*''Hombre de la esquina rosada'' (1962)
*'' La ...
as Mrs. Herman
*
Pedro Pompillo as The Dumb
*
Aníbal Segovia as Railway watchman
*
Gerardo Rodríguez as Police officer
*
Fernando Campos as Police sergeant
References
Bibliography
* Rist, Peter H. (2014) ''Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield.
External links
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1942 films
1940s horror thriller films
1940s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Manuel Romero
Argentine black-and-white films
Argentine horror thriller films
1940s Argentine films
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