''The Phantom and Dona Juanita'' (Spanish:''El fantasma y Doña Juanita'') is a 1945 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

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

Antonio Casal Antonio Casal Rivadulla (10 June 1910 – 11 February 1974) was a Spanish film actor who appeared in over 50 films between 1941 and his death in 1974. Selected filmography External links * Spanish male film actors 1910 births 1 ...

Mary Delgado Mary Delgado (8 October 1916 – 13 April 1984) was a Spanish actress. She worked with director Rafael Gil on ''Light Footprint'' (1941) and with Antonio Casal on ''Heloise Beneath an Almond Tree'' (1943), ''The Ghost and Mrs. Juanita'' (194 ...

and

Juan Espantaleón Juan Espantaleón (1885–1966) was a Spanish film actor.González p.248 Selected filmography * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) * '' Nobleza baturra'' (1935) * '' Huella de luz'' (1943) * '' Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943) * '' The Nail' ...

.de España p.119 The film's sets were designed by

Enrique Alarcón Enrique Alarcón Sánchez-Manjavacas (1917–1995) was a Spanish art director.Faulkner p.106 He worked on over two hundred films. Selected filmography * ''Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943) * ''The Phantom and Dona Juanita'' (1945) * ''Lad ...

Plot

Doña Juanita is a woman who lives haunted by the spirit of a poor clown, with whom she once fell in love and who died when she was saved from certain death by a fire in the circus.

Cast

as Tony / José *

as Juanita / Rosita *

as Pierre Brochard *

Alberto Romea Alberto Romea (16 January 1882 – 14 April 1960) was a Spanish actor. Romea appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Lola, the Coalgirl'' (1952).Mira p.249 Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castillo'' (1911) * ''Ga ...

as Don Laureano *

Milagros Leal Milagros Leal (2 December 1902 – 2 March 1975) was a Spanish actress. Selected theatrical works * ''La estrella de Justina'' (1925) * ''Mariquilla Terremoto'' (1930). * ''Anacleto se divorcia'' (1932). * ''La propia estimación'' (1941) * ''L ...

as Ernestina *

Camino Garrigó Camino Garrigó was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in twenty eight films, generally in supporting roles such as ''While Angels Sleep'' (1947).Lancia p.102 Selected filmography * ''The Complete Idiot (1939 film), The Complete Idiot'' (1939) ...

as Doña Juanita *

José Isbert José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert, was a Spanish actor. Biography Early life In 1903 he worked at the Court of Accounts (Trib ...

as Don Pancho * Juan Domenech as El cura Don Elpidio *

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 Machuca * Joaquín Roa as El alcalde *

José Jaspe José Jaspe ( gl, Xosé Jaspe Rivas) (10 August 1906 – 5 June 1974) was a Spanish film actor. He played Konev the conductor in ''Horror Express'' (1972), Ahmed in '' House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967), Henneker in ''The Man Called Noon'' (1973), the ...

as Amaru *

Enrique Herreros Enrique García-Herreros Codesido (29 December 1903 - 18 September 1977) was a Spanish humorist, drafter, poster artist, filmmaker and mountaineer. Luis García Berlanga defined him as the one who invented the promotion and advertising. He found ...

as El faquir * Nicolás D. Perchicot as Sacristán * José Ramón Giner as El fotógrafo * Julio Infiesta as Gamberro #1 * Fernando Fresno as El bombero * Emilio Santiago as Hombre en público * Juana Mansó as Gitana * Casimiro Hurtado as Director de pista * Angelita Navalón as Rosario * Mariana Larrabeiti as Engracia * José Calle as Empleado del circo * Manuel París as Socio del casino * Santiago Rivero as Gamberro #2 * Julia Pachelo as Mujer de don Sixto Olivares * Manuel Requena as El barbero * María Cañete as Planchadora * Luis Rivera as Gamberro #3

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1945 films 1945 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Cifesa films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub