A Light in the Window (film)

(Redirected from Una luz en la ventana)

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 Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba and Juan Carlos Thorry.[1] It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie.[2]

A Light in the Window
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Directed byManuel Romero
Written byManuel Romero
StarringNarciso Ibáñez Menta
Irma Córdoba
Juan Carlos Thorry
CinematographyAlfredo Traverso
Edited byAntonio Rampoldi
Music byGeorge Andreani
Production
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Distributed byLumiton
Release date
  • 12 May 1942 (1942-05-12)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Rist p.324
  2. ^ Marcos, José María (August 2010). "El mundo de Narciso Ibañez Menta" (PDF). Insomnia: El Universo de Stephen King (in Spanish). 152: 49.

Bibliography

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  • Rist, Peter H. (2014) Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield.
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