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Saturday Night (1950 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Saturday Night' (Spanish: 'La noche del sbado') is a 1950 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Mara Flix, Rafael Durn and Jos Mara Seoane.Mira p.147 It is a film adaptation of the 1918 play of the same name, Saturday Night: A Novel For The Stage In Five Tableaux by playwright Jacinto Benavente.
The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcn.
Plot
In Rome, the sculptor Leonardo Alfieri hires a beautiful dancer to make a statue that he hopes will be his masterpiece. The work causes a sensation throughout the country and draws the attention of Prince Florencio, heir to the Preslavian throne. Finally, the girl, dazzled by the possibility of leaving poverty behind, leaves everything, including her own daughter, to go with the prince.
Cast
* Mara Flix as Imperia
* Rafael Durn as Prncipe Miguel
* Jos Mara Seoane as Leonardo
* Manolo Fbregas as Prncipe Florencio
* Mara Rosa Salgado as Donina
* Virgilio Teixeira as Nun
* Mariano Asquerino as Harrison
* Juan Espantalen as Precepto de Preslavia
* Julia Delgado Caro as Majestad
* Luis Hurtado as Dueo del garito
* Mara Asquerino as Condesa
* Manuel Kayser as Padre de Imperia
* Diego Hurtado as Amigo de Nun
* Jos Prada as Sirviente
* Fernando Aguirre as Fotgrafo
* Fernando Fernn Gmez as Director de orquesta
* Manuel Aguilera as Hombre en bar
* Francisco Bernal as Hombre en bar
* Antonio Fraguas
* Manuel Roselln
* Carmen Snchez
* Jos Viv
References
Bibliography
* Mira, Alberto. 'Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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