Traces of Light

This article is about the 1943 film. For the Gen Hoshino song known as "Traces of Light" in Japanese, see Why (Gen Hoshino song).

Traces of Light
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	22 March 1943 (1943-03-22)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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.

Plot

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

• 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

Bibliography

• Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.

External links

• Traces of Light at IMDb