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The Avengers (1950 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Avengers' is a 1950 American swashbuckler film and adventure film directed by John H. Auer and starring John Carroll, Fernando Lamas, and Adele Mara. The picture was shot on location in Argentina.[https://books.google.com/books?id=3r3u4cMNltUC&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false Memorable Films of the Forties], p. 22
Premise
In 17th-century colonial Argentina, while trying to find his father's murderer, the adventurer Francisco Suarez is confronted with Colonel Luis Corral, who tries to usurp the Governor's seat. The Colonel is supposed to marry Maria Moreno, with whom Suarez falls in love.
Cast
* John Carroll as Francisco Suarez/Don Careless
* Roberto Airaldi as Colonel Luis Corral
* Adele Mara as Maria Moreno
* Fernando Lamas as Andr LeBlanc
* Cecile Lezard as Pamela
* Mona Maris as Yvonne
* Juan Olaguivel as Sancho
* Vicente Padula as El Mocho/Hernandez
* Jorge Villoldo as Don Rafael Moreno
Production
The film was shot on location in Buenos Aires. Originally Dolores del Ro was supposed to portray Maria Moreno, but she was replaced with Mara because of a dispute with Argentine First Lady Eva Pern, who was originally intended to appear in the film.
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