''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

* Blanca de Silos as Carmen *

as Luis * Manolo Morán as Paco * 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

* 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 {{1940s-Spain-film-stub