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Drop the Curtain
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Wikipedia article
'Drop the Curtain' (Spanish: 'Abajo el teln') is a 1955 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Christiane Martel and Beatriz Saavedra.Crespo, p. 23.Amador, p. 201.Lezcano, p. 98. The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo.
Plot
A man (Cantinflas) who works as a window cleaner in the city is eventually presented with the opportunity to clean the windows of a famous French actress, Lulu Duval (Christiane Martel), who is starring in a musical revue in an important theater. The actress's agent Julin (Alejandro Ciangherotti) steals her most precious jewel, a very valuable necklace, and the window cleaner is unjustly accused because he was cleaning the windows at the time, though the assistant and confidant of the famous actress, Anita (Beatriz Saavedra) believes in his innocence.
The thief negotiates the necklace with the head of a criminal band that strikes the city (Rafael Alcayde). The Police Commissioner (Vctor Alcocer) convinces the window cleaner to serve as a spy against the band in exchange for his freedom. The window cleaner accepts, and is infiltrated as an employee of the theater where the famous actress and her agent are. In the theater, the window cleaner is pursued in many occasions by several members of the band of jewel thieves who want to kill him, because they suspect he works for the police, and theater workers, who chase him for the mischief and difficulties he originates in the work at the theater.
Cast
*Cantinflas as Cantinflas
*Christiane Martel as Lulu Duval
*Beatriz Saavedra as Anita
*Alberto Catal as Asistente de Cantinflas
*Vctor Alcocer as Comandante
*Tito Novaro as Actor en teatro
*Mara Herrero as Secretaria
*Alejandro Ciangherotti as Julin
*Rafael Alcayde as Jefe de la banda criminal (as Rafael Alcaide)
*Miguel Manzano as Peralta
*Ernesto Finance as Empleado del teatro
*Ketty Clavijo as Bailaora (as Kety Clavijo)
*Jos Luis Aguirre "Trotsky" as Bailarn delicadote (uncredited)
*Eduardo Alcaraz as Artista en teatro (uncredited)
*Jorge Arriaga as Detective de polica (uncredited)
*Armando Arriola as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
*Magdaleno Barba as Empleado teatro (uncredited)
*Len Barroso as Obdulio (uncredited)
*Antonio Bravo as Seor director de empresa (uncredited)
*Manuel Casanueva as Empleado de casa de juegos (uncredited)
*Nacho Contla as Don Cstulo, empresario (uncredited)
*Mara Luisa Corts as Clienta de casa de juegos (uncredited)
*Julio Daneri as Conductor de msica del teatro (uncredited)
*ngel Di Stefani as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
*Manuel Dond as Detective de polica (uncredited)
*Guillermo Hernndez as Asesino miembro de la banda (uncredited)
*Velia Lupercio as Espectadora en teatro (uncredited)
*Lucrecia Muoz as Clienta de casa de juegos (uncredited)
*Rubn Mrquez as Cliente de casa de juegos (uncredited)
*Pepe Nava as Actor en escena (uncredited)
*scar Ortiz de Pinedo as Fritz (uncredited)
*Carlos Robles Gil as Espectador en teatro (uncredited)
*Humberto Rodrguez as Pedro (uncredited)
*ngela Rodrguez as Espectadora en teatro (uncredited)
*Alfonso Torres as Empleado de casa de juegos (uncredited)
*Rafael Torres as Agente de polica (uncredited)
*Mara Valdealde as Espectadora teatro (uncredited)
*Christa von Humboldt as Rubia en casa de juegos (uncredited)
References
Bibliography
*Crespo, Miguel Angel. 'Crnica Cinematogrfica: Una Historia de Cine...' Miguel Angel Crespo, 2013.
*Amador, Mara Luisa. 'Cartelera cinematogrfica, 1950-1959'. Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematogrfico, Direccin General de Difusin Cultural, Direccin Editorial, UNAM, 1985.
*Lezcano, Jos Alberto. 'El actor de cine: arte, mito y realidad'. Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematogrficos, 2009.
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