The Genius (Spanish:El supersabio) is a 1948 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Perla Aguiar and Carlos Martínez Baena.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.
| The Genius | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Miguel M. Delgado |
| Written by | Jean Bernard-Luc Alex Joffé Íñigo de Martino Jaime Salvador |
| Produced by | Jacques Gelman Santiago Reachi |
| Starring | Cantinflas Perla Aguiar Carlos Martínez Baena |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Edited by | Jorge Bustos |
| Music by | Gonzalo Curiel |
Production company | Posa Films |
Release date | 4 September 1948 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
Cantinflas is an assistant to a leading scientist. He is pursued by a gang who wish to discover the secret formula for a cheaper fuel that his boss has allegedly discovered.
Cast edit
- Cantinflas as himself
- Perla Aguiar as Marisa Miranda
- Carlos Martínez Baena as Professor Archimedes Monteagudo
- Alejandro Cobo as Octavio
- Aurora Walker as Angélica Montes
- Alfredo Varela as Pepe Montes
- José Pidal as Doctor Inocencio Violante
- Eduardo Casado as Presidente de directorio petroleo
- Francisco Jambrina as Fiscal
- Pepe Martínez as Lic. Remigio Paredes
- Felipe Montoya as Señor Humberto Moya
- Rafael Icardo asAgustín Montes
- Carmen Novelty as Hija de Angélica Montes
- Armando Arriola as Ayudante de el Rosca
- Jorge Treviño as El Rosca
- José Ortiz de Zárate as Juez
- Julio Ahuet as Detective
- Julio Daneri as Miembro directivo petroleo
- Julián de Meriche as Italiano en directivo petroleo
- Lupe del Castillo as Portera
- Pedro Elviro as Empleado corte
- Edmundo Espino as Doctor
- Enrique García Álvarez as Señor director
- Leonor Gómez as Mujer en turba
- Miguel Manzano as Reportero
- Paco Martínez as Professor
- Héctor Mateos as Miembro directivo petroleo
- Kika Meyer as Espectadora corte
- José Muñoz as Plomero
- Manuel Noriega Ruiz as Professor
- Roberto Y. Palacios as Plomero
- José Pardavé as Fotógrafo
- Remigio Paredes as Invitado
- Luis Manuel Pelayo as Reportero
- Ignacio Peón as Miembro jurado
- Francisco Reiguera as Professor Peralta
- Humberto Rodríguez as Velador
References edit
- ^ Standish & Bell p.133
Bibliography edit
- Peter Standish & Steven M. Bell. Culture and Customs of Mexico. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004.
External links edit
- The Genius at IMDb
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