''What Madness!'' (Spanish: ''¡Che, qué loco!'') is a 1953 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

Ramón Torrado Ramón Torrado (born 5 April 1905-January 1990) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1942 and 1978. Along his brother Adolfo Torrado, they worked in Suevia Films, and he directed ''Botón de ancla'' (1948), ...

and starring

Pepe Iglesias Pepe Iglesias (February 11, 1915 in Buenos Aires – March 4, 1991 in Santiago de Chile), full name José Ángel Iglesias Sánchez, nicknamed El Zorro (The Fox), was an Argentine comedian, who, though he developed much of his career in his ...

Emma Penella Manuela Ruiz Penella (2 March 1931 – 27 August 2007), better known as Emma Penella, was a Spanish film and television actress. Biography Manuela Ruiz Penella was born on 2 March 1931 in Madrid, the child of far-right politician Ramón ...

and

Silvia Morgan Silvia Morgan (1923–2009) was a Spanish film actress.Moore p.267 Selected filmography * ''Gentleman Thief'' (1946) * ''When the Angels Sleep'' (1947) * ''Under the Skies of the Asturias'' (1951) * ''Forbidden Trade'' (1952) * ''Persecution in Ma ...

.Taibo p.181 The film's

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was by

Sigfrido Burmann Sigfrido Burmann or Siegfried Burmann (1891–1980) was a German-born Spanish art director.Mira p.249 He was the father of Wolfgang Burmann, who also became an art director. Selected filmography * ''White Mission'' (1946) * ''Ninety Minutes'' (194 ...

Plot

A ruined Pepe Valdés (Pepe Iglesias) tries to marry the millionaire Esperancita (Emma Penella), which triggers a series of misunderstandings.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Paco Ignacio Taibo. ''Un cine para un imperio: historia de las películas franquistas''. CONACULTA, 2000.

External links

* 1953 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1953 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ramón Torrado Suevia Films films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub