A Light in the Window (film)

A Light in the Window
A Light in the Window
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Manuel Romero
Written by	Manuel Romero
Starring	Narciso Ibáñez Menta; Irma Córdoba; Juan Carlos Thorry
Cinematography	Alfredo Traverso
Edited by	Antonio Rampoldi
Music by	George Andreani
Production; company	Lumiton
Distributed by	Lumiton
Release date	12 May 1942;
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

A Light in the Window (Spanish: Una luz en la ventana) is a 1942 Argentine horror thriller film directed by Manuel Romero and starring Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba and Juan Carlos Thorry.^[1] It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie.^[2]

Plot

Angélica, a young nurse (Irma Córdoba) is hired by an elderly woman (María Ester Buschiazzo) to care for her in an isolated and mysterious house in the countryside. Unknown to her, Angélica will be the victim of a nefarious plot conceived by the old woman's son, the acromegalic doctor Herman (Narciso Ibáñez Menta), assisted by a sinister colleague (Nicolás Fregues) and their henchmen. A landowner (Juan Carlos Thorry) and his funny servant (Severo Fernández) become involved by accident and go to the rescue.

Cast

Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Dr. Herman
Irma Córdoba as Angélica
Juan Carlos Thorry as Mario
Severo Fernández as Juan
Nicolás Fregues as Dr. Roberts
María Esther Buschiazzo as Mrs. Herman
Pedro Pompillo as The Dumb
Aníbal Segovia as Railway watchman
Gerardo Rodríguez as Police officer
Fernando Campos as Police sergeant

References

^ Rist p.324
^ Marcos, José María (August 2010). "El mundo de Narciso Ibañez Menta" (PDF). Insomnia: El Universo de Stephen King (in Spanish). 152: 49.

Bibliography

Rist, Peter H. (2014) Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield.

External links

A Light in the Window at IMDb

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[1] Rist p.324

[2] Marcos, José María (August 2010). "El mundo de Narciso Ibañez Menta" (PDF). Insomnia: El Universo de Stephen King (in Spanish). 152: 49.

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v t e Films directed by Manuel Romero
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1940s	Carnaval de antaño (1940) Isabelita (1940) Los muchachos se divierten (1940) Luna de miel en Río (1940) Marriage in Buenos Aires (1940) El tesoro de la isla Maciel (1941) Yo quiero ser bataclana (1941) Un bebé de París (1941) Mi amor eres tú (1941) Una luz en la ventana (1942) Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tiendas (1942) Historia de crímenes (1942) Ven mi corazón te llama (1942) El Fabricante de estrellas (1943) La calle Corrientes (1943) Hay que casar a Paulina (1944) Adiós pampa mía (1946) El diablo andaba en los choclos (1946) Navidad de los pobres (1947) El rey del cabaret (1948) La rubia Mireya (1948) Porteña de corazón (1948) Tango vuelve a París (1948) Morir en su ley (1949) Mujeres que bailan (1949) La historia del tango (1949) Un tropezón cualquiera da en la vida (1949)
1950s	Juan Mondiola (1950) Valentina (1950) Arriba el telón o el patio de la morocha (1951) Derecho viejo (1951) El hincha (1951) Ue... paisano! (1952)