Traces of Light (Spanish: Huella de luz) is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil on his directing debut. It is based on a novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez.[1]
| Traces of Light | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rafael Gil |
| Written by | Wenceslao Fernández Flórez (novel and screenplay) |
| Starring | Antonio Casal Isabel de Pomés |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Fraile |
| Edited by | Juan Pallejá |
| Music by | Juan Quintero |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
Octavio Saldaña is a poor young dreamer who lives with his elderly mother and is an office worker at Manufacturas Sánchez-Bey. Mr. Bey rewards Octavio for his work by inviting him to spend a few days at a spa. There Octavio meets Lelly, daughter of a cloth manufacture, and to impress her he decides to pass himself off as a millionaire.
Cast edit
- Isabel de Pomés as Lelly Medina
- Antonio Casal as Octavio Saldaña
- Juan Espantaleón as Sánchez Bey
- Camino Garrigó as Madre de Octavio
- Juan Calvo as Mike
- Fernando Freyre de Andrade as Moke
- Mary Delgado as Rosario
- Nicolás D. Perchicot as Mayordomo
- Ramón Martori as Medina
- Julio Infiesta as Jacobito
- José Prada as Cañete
- Alejandro Nolla as Gerente del hotel
- Ana María Campoy as Isabel
- Francisco Hernández as Don Eduardo
- Joaquín Torréns as Conserje
- Fernando Porredón as Emilio
References edit
- ^ Bentley p.94
Bibliography edit
- Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
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