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''Don't Ever Open That Door'' (Spanish:''No abras nunca esa puerta'') is a 1952
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directed by
Carlos Hugo Christensen Carlos Hugo Christensen (Santiago del Estero, 15 December 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1999) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was of Danish descent through his paternal side. Christensen directed fifty-fo ...
and starring Ángel Magana, Roberto Escalada and Norma Giménez. It is a
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in two separate episodes, both based on short stories by
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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gori Muñoz. In 2022, it was included in the list of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema at number 45, a poll organized by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.


Cast

* Ángel Magana * Roberto Escalada * Ilde Pirovano * Nicolás Fregues * Arnoldo Chamot as Camarero * Carlos D'Agostino as Relator radial *
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* Rafael Diserio * Renée Dumas * Pedro Fiorito * Norma Giménez * Rosa Martín * Luis Mora * Percival Murray as Policia * Luis Otero *
Alberto Quiles Alberto Quiles Piosa (born 27 April 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Albacete Balompié. Club career Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Quiles had youth stints at Recreativo de Huelva and Celta de Vigo. On 24 July 2014 he moved ...
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as Gerente de banco


References


Bibliography

* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.


External links

* 1952 films Argentine thriller films Film noir 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen Films based on multiple works Films based on works by Cornell Woolrich Films scored by Julián Bautista 1950s thriller films 1950s Argentine films {{1950s-thriller-film-stub