A Light in the Window (Spanish: Una luz en la ventana) is a 1942 Argentine horror thriller film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Manuel Romero and starring Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba and Juan Carlos Thorry.[1] It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie.[2]
Plot
Angélica, a young nurse (Irma Córdoba) is hired by an elderly woman (María Ester Buschiazzo) to care for her in an isolated and mysterious house in the countryside. Unknown to her, Angélica will be the victim of a nefarious plot conceived by the old woman's son, the acromegalic doctor Herman (Narciso Ibáñez Menta), assisted by a sinister colleague (Nicolás Fregues) and their henchmen. A landowner (Juan Carlos Thorry) and his funny servant (Severo Fernández) become involved by accident and go to the rescue.
Cast
- Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Dr. Herman
- Irma Córdoba as Angélica
- Juan Carlos Thorry as Mario
- Severo Fernández as Juan
- Nicolás Fregues as Dr. Roberts
- María Esther Buschiazzo as Mrs. Herman
- Pedro Pompillo as The Dumb
- Aníbal Segovia as Railway watchman
- Gerardo Rodríguez as Police officer
- Fernando Campos as Police sergeant
References
- ^ Rist p.324
- ^ Marcos, José María (August 2010). "El mundo de Narciso Ibañez Menta" (PDF). Insomnia: El Universo de Stephen King (in Spanish). 152: 49.
Bibliography
- Rist, Peter H. (2014) Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield.
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