''La Voluntad del Muerto'' ( en, The Will of the Dead Man, italic=yes) is a Spanish-language version of ''
The Cat Creeps'' (1930), both of which are now considered to be
lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
s.
The film was directed by
George Melford
George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...
and stars
Antonio Moreno
Antonio Garrido Monteagudo (September 26, 1887 – February 15, 1967), better known as Antonio Moreno or Tony Moreno, was a Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent film era and through the 1950s.
Early life and silent fi ...
,
Lupita Tovar
Guadalupe Natalia Tovar (27 July 1910 – 12 November 2016), known professionally as Lupita Tovar, was a Mexican-born American actress best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish-language version of '' Drácula'', filmed in Los Angeles b ...
,
Andrés de Segurola
Andrés Perelló de Segurola (27 March 1874 – 23 January 1953) was a Spanish operatic bass.
Biography
He was born on 27 March 1874 in Valencia, Spain.
He was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company between 1901 and 1920 and later appeared ...
, Roberto E. Guzmán, Paul Ellis, Lucio Villegas,
Agostino Borgato
Agostino Borgato (June 30, 1871 – March 14, 1939), sometimes known as Al Borgato, was an Italian actor and director, before moving to Hollywood in the mid-1920s. Borgato acted and/or directed about fifteen films in his native Italy between 191 ...
, Conchita Ballesteros, María Calvo, and Soledad Jiménez.
A premiere gala was held for the film at Los Angeles' California Theatre on January 23, 1931.
References
External links
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''La Voluntad del muerto'' at the Internet Movie Database
1930 films
1930s Spanish-language films
Spanish-language American films
American mystery films
American black-and-white films
American crime thriller films
Films directed by George Melford
American multilingual films
Remakes of American films
Sound film remakes of silent films
Universal Pictures films
Lost American films
1930 multilingual films
1930 lost films
1930s American films
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