''The Beast Must Die'' (Spanish: ''La bestia debe morir'') is a 1952 Argentine

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

Román Viñoly Barreto Román Viñoly Barreto (8 August 1914 – 20 August 1970) was a Uruguayan- Argentine film director. Biography Viñoly Barreto directed 28 feature films between 1947 and 1966 including '' The Black Vampire'', '' Paper Boats'', the 1954 film ...

and starring Laura Hidalgo

Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia (December 7, 1899September 26, 1988) was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his film career in 1937 in ''Melodías porteñas''. Battaglia starred in over 1 ...

and

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 ...

. It based on the 1938 novel '' The Beast Must Die'' by Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, part of his series featuring the

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Nigel Strangeways.

Plot

A writer of murder novels adopts a new identity to track down the hit-and-run driver who killed his son. Along the way he falls in love with a beautiful film star, and a series of disastrous complications take their course.

Cast

as Felix Lane * Laura Hidalgo as Linda Lawson *

as Jorge Rattery *

Milagros de la Vega Milagros de la Vega (1895–1980) was an Argentine stage and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern med ...

as Sra. Rattery * Nathán Pinzón as Carpax *

Ernesto Bianco Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...

as Nigel Strangeways *

Beba Bidart Eliane René Schianni Bidart ( stage name, Beba Bidart; April 3, 1924 – August 27, 1994), was an Argentine tango singer, actress and dancer. Eliane René Schianni Bidart was born April 3, 1924, in Buenos Aires. She began her studies at the age ...

as Rhoda Carpax *

Josefa Goldar Josefa may refer to: * 649 Josefa, a minor planet * Josefa (given name), a unisex given name See also * Josepha * José José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronou ...

as Violeta Rattery *

Jesús Pampín Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Act ...

as Inspector Blount *

Amalia Bernabé Amalia Bernabé (1895–1983) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Pellettieri p.80 She appeared in around fifty films during her screen career which stretched from the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema to the 1980s. Selected filmography * ''The ...

as Matilde *

Gloria Ferrandiz Gloria Ferrandiz (1893 in Uruguay – 1970) was an Argentine actress of the classic Argentine cinema era. She starred in over 40 films, including the 1962 film ''Una Jaula no tiene secretos''. Selected filmography *''Las seis suegras de Barba ...

as Mujer de la cabaña * Humberto Balado as Ronnie Hershey * Ricardo Argemí as General Dixon * Eduardo Moyano as Martie Carter * Warly Ceriani as Guilder * Ángel Eleta as Bailarín * Marcelo Lavalle as Asistente de filmación * Rafael Salvatore as Hombre en bar

References

External links

* 1952 films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Román Viñoly Barreto Argentine thriller films 1950s thriller films Films based on British novels 1950s Argentine films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub