''House of Cards'' (Spanish:''Castillo de naipes'') is a 1943 Spanish
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Jerónimo Mihura and starring
Blanca de Silos
Blanca de Silos (2 August 1914 – 13 September 2002) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in fifteen films, including playing the title role in '' Mariona Rebull'' (1947).San Miguel & Hortelano p.20
Selected filmography
* '' Raza'' (1942)
* ...
,
Raúl Cancio
Raúl Cancio (18 September 1911 – 23 October 1961) was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter and film director. Cancio acted in more than sixty five films including '' Raza'' (1942).Pavlović p.67 He also directed two films, a 1952 documentary an ...
and
Manolo Morán.
[Labanyi & Pavlović p.196]
Cast
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Blanca de Silos as Carmen
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Raúl Cancio
Raúl Cancio (18 September 1911 – 23 October 1961) was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter and film director. Cancio acted in more than sixty five films including '' Raza'' (1942).Pavlović p.67 He also directed two films, a 1952 documentary an ...
as Luis
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Manolo Morán as Paco
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Camino Garrigó as Abuela
* Joaquín Roa as José
* José Alburquerque as Notario
* José Portes as Don Fermín
* Josefina Ragel as Criadita
* Félix Fernandez as Editor
* Concha López Silva as Cocinera
* David Kilgore as Mister X
* Eduardo Álvaro as Conserje editorial
* Eugenio García as Médico
* Pilar Santisteban as Muchacha
* Amelia Merino as Amiga de Carmen
* Carmita Garcia as Dancer
References
Bibliography
* Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
External links
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1943 films
1943 comedy films
Spanish comedy films
1940s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Jerónimo Mihura
Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz
Spanish black-and-white films
1940s Spanish films
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