''Downward Slope'' (Spanish:''Cuesta abajo'') is a 1934 American-Argentine musical film directed by

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and starring Carlos Gardel,

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and Vicente Padula.Creekmur & Mokdad p.3

Cast

* Carlos Gardel as Carlos Acosta *

as Raquel * Vicente Padula as Jorge Linares * Anita Campillo as Rosa * Jaime Devesa as Bastida * Guillermo Arcos as Don Pedro * Suzanne Dulier as Aida * Manuel Peluffo as Gutierrez * Carlos Spaventa as Corrales * José Moriche as Doorman at night club

References

Bibliography

* Corey Creekmur & Linda Mokdad. ''The International Film Musical''. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

External links

* * 1934 films Argentine musical films 1934 musical films 1930s Spanish-language films Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier American musical films American black-and-white films Argentine black-and-white films 1930s American films 1930s Argentine films {{musical-film-stub