''World Crisis'' (Spanish:''Crisis mundial'') is a 1934 Spanish

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film directed by

Benito Perojo Benito Perojo González (Madrid, 14 June 1894 – Madrid, 11 November 1974) was a successful Spanish film director and film producer. Biography Son of José Perojo Figueras (1850–1908), a journalist and politician of Cuban origin, by his ...

and starring

Antoñita Colomé Antoñita Colomé (February 18, 1912 – August 28, 2005) was a Spanish film actress. She was a popular star during the Spanish Republic, appearing in films such as '' World Crisis'' (1934).Bentley p.57 Selected filmography * ''The Pure Truth'' ( ...

, Miguel Ligero and Ricardo Nunez. The film is set mostly in a Swiss luxury hotel in the wake of the

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. It was a box office success, but is now considered a

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.Bentley p.57

Cast

as Mery * Miguel Ligero as Pololo *

Ricardo Núñez Ricardo Núñez (July 16, 1904 – June 16, 1998) was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, producer and film director. He starred in the 1934 comedy film '' World Crisis'' (1934).Bentley p.57 Selected filmography Actor * '' The Rascal of Madrid'' (192 ...

as Julio Lonaty *

José María Linares-Rivas José María Linares-Rivas (17 March 1901 - 13 April 1955) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1933 to 1955. Selected filmography References External links * * 1901 births 1955 deaths Spanish male film ...

as Herbert Parker * Alfonso Tudela as Ferdinando Martini Martinelli * Laly Cadierno as Vampiresa * Carlos del Pozo as Gerente del hotel * Blanca Pozas * Nicolás D. Perchicot * Pedro Chicote as Barman * Francisco Zabala * Fernando Freyre de Andrade * Ricardo Muñoz *

Pastora Peña Pastora Peña Martínez-Illescas (1920–2003) was a Spanish 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 me ...

Luchy Soto Lucía Soto Muñoz (1919–1970), known professionally as Luchy Soto, was a Spanish film and television actress.D'Lugo p.261 She was the daughter of the actors Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro and Manuel Soto. She married actor Luis Peña in 1946. Ca ...

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1934 films Spanish romantic comedy films 1934 romantic comedy films 1930s Spanish-language films Films directed by Benito Perojo Films set in Switzerland Spanish black-and-white films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub