''The Great Galeoto'' (Spanish: ''El gran Galeoto'') is a 1951 Spanish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

and starring

Ana Mariscal Ana María Arroyo Mariscal (31 July 1923 – 28 March 1995) better known as Ana Mariscal was a classic Spanish film actress, director, screenwriter and film producer. She also acted in Argentinean films. She was involved in well over 50 films be ...

and Rafael Durán.de España p.119

Synopsis

Ernesto is a young musician who, when his father dies, is forced to stay in Madrid, sharing a house with his executor Julio Villamil, married to the actress Teresa Labisbal, with whom the young man was platonically in love. Although the young man's behavior is impeccable, the rumor created by third parties makes Julio want to fight Ernesto in a duel to the death.

Cast

Valeriano Andrés Valeriano Andrés (1922–2005) was a Spanish film and television actor.Soria p.176 Selected filmography * ''I Will Consult Mister Brown'' (1946) * '' Guest of Darkness'' (1948) * ''Night Arrival'' (1949) * '' Neutrality'' (1949) * '' The Duches ...

as Pedro * Manuel Arbó as Secretario de Ernesto *

Rafael Bardem Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Bard ...

as Gabriel *

Francisco Bernal Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

as Peón del coto de caza *

Xan das Bolas Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including ''Botón de ancla ''Anchor Button'' (Spanish: ''Botón de ancla'') is a 1961 Spanish ...

as Cochero *

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 and ...

as Alcaraz *

María Cañete Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

* Manuel de Juan as Miembro del consejo * Mary Delgado as Mercedes * Rafael Durán as Ernesto Acedo * Juan Espantaleón as Don Severo Villamil * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Uceda * Concha Fernández as Castita * Félix Fernández as Enciso * Enrique Herreros as Nicasio Heredia de la Escosura *

Casimiro Hurtado Casimiro may refer to: *Casimiro (given name) Casimiro is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860), Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright * Casimiro Alegre (1741–1825), Argentine militia officer a ...

as Senén * Manuel Kayser as Faquir *

José María Lado José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Don Julio Villamil *

Julia Lajos Julia Lajos (24 February 1894 – 21 June 1963) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1963. Selected filmography * ''A Palace for Sale'' (1942) * ''Orosia (film), Orosia'' (1943) * ''Lady in Ermin ...

Helga Liné Helga Liné (; born Helga Lina Stern on 14 July 1932) is a German-born Portuguese-Spanish-American film actress and circus acrobat best known for her work in the horror genre of film. She made 132 appearances mostly in film between 1941 and 20 ...

as Adelina *

as Teresa La Bisbal * Ramón Martori as Don Ángel Acedo * Nieves Patiño *

Manuel Requena Manuel Requena (1802–1876) was a Yucatán-born Californio politician who served multiple terms as Alcalde of Los Angeles (Mayor of Los Angeles). Requena became active in Los Angeles politics in the 1830s, during the Mexican era, and continued ...

Antonio Riquelme Antonio García-Riquelme Salvador (9 November 1894 – 20 March 1968), better known as Antonio Riquelme, was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1911 and 1967. Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castill ...

Santiago Rivero Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

as Moisés * José Sancho Sterling *

Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 July 1990) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain on 7 January 1916 and died at Hospital Militar Gómez Ulla in Madrid on 31 July 1990 from a liver failure during o ...

as Vizconde de Nebreda *

Vicente Soler Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...

as Tomás * Juanito Vázquez as Marcel *

Ángel Álvarez Ángel Álvarez (26 September 1906 – 13 December 1983) was a prolific Spanish film actor. He made over 205 film appearances between 1945 and 1982. He is probably best known for his western films of the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Spaghet ...

* Gabriel Llopart as Actor en la obra *

María Luisa Ponte María Luisa Ponte Mancini (21 June 1918 – 2 May 1996) was a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than 130 films and television shows between 1952 and 1995. She appeared in the 1977 film ''Black Litter'', which was entered into the 27th ...

as Invitada a la cena *

José Prada José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Hombre que cura a Don Julio * José Villasante as Hombre con toga

References

Bibliography

* de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

* 1951 drama films Spanish drama films 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub