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A Light in the Window (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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 Ibez Menta, Irma Crdoba and Juan Carlos Thorry.Rist p.324 It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie.
Plot
Anglica, a young nurse (Irma Crdoba) is hired by an elderly woman (Mara Ester Buschiazzo) to care for her in an isolated and mysterious house in the countryside. Unknown to her, Anglica will be the victim of the nefarious plot of an acromegalic doctor (Narciso Ibez Menta), a sinister colleague (Nicols Fregues) and their henchmen. A landowner (Juan Carlos Thorry) and his funny servant (Severo Fernndez) become involved by accident and go to the rescue.
Cast
* Narciso Ibez Menta as Dr. Herman
* Irma Crdoba as Anglica
* Juan Carlos Thorry as Mario
* Severo Fernndez as Juan
* Nicols Fregues as Dr. Roberts
* Mara Esther Buschiazzo as Mrs. Herman
* Pedro Pompillo as The Dumb
* Anbal Segovia as Railway watchman
* Gerardo Rodrguez as Police officer
* Fernando Campos as Police sergeant
References
Bibliography
* Rist, Peter H. (2014) 'Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema'. Rowman & Littlefield.
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