The Phantom of the Operetta (1960 film)
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| Directed by | Fernando Cortés |
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| Produced by | Óscar J. Brooks Ernesto Enríquez |
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| Cinematography | Jack Draper |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
Production company | Producciones Brooks |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Phantom of the Operetta (Spanish: El Fantasma de la opereta) is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Germán Valdés 'Tin-Tan', Ana Luisa Peluffo and Luis Aldás. The plot is a comedic version inspired by The Phantom of the Opera.
Story
A man and his girlfriend take over a run-down theatre, planning to stage musical shows there. However the place soon turns out to be haunted.
Cast
- Germán Valdés as Aldo / Baldomiro Valdes
- Ana Luisa Peluffo as Lucy
- Luis Aldás as Señor Marcucci
- Marcelo Chávez as Señor Lopez
- Fannie Kauffman 'Vitola' as Gertrudis la flaca
- Antonio Brillas as Juan
- Julián de Meriche as Vladimir
- Armando Sáenz as De Ramos, theater critic
- Eduardo Alcaraz as Don Quique
- Francisco Reiguera as Jeremias
- José Pardavé as Police officer
- Manuel 'Loco' Valdés
- Jorge Zamora
- Ramón Valdés as Police officer
- Guillermo Hernández as Police officer
- Manuel Alcón
Sound: Luis Fernandez, Enrique Rodriguez and Armando Bolaños
References
Bibliography
- Joanne Hershfield & David R. Maciel. Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers. Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.
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