The Earring
| The Earring | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | León Klimovsky |
| Written by | Samuel Eichelbaum Ulises Petit de Murat |
| Based on | The Death Stone by Cornell Woolrich |
| Starring | Mirtha Legrand José Cibrián Francisco de Paula |
| Cinematography | Francis Boeniger |
| Edited by | Ricardo Rodríguez Nistal Atilio Rinaldi |
| Music by | Julián Bautista |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated Argentine Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Earring (Spanish: El pendiente) is a 1951 Argentine thriller film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by León Klimovsky and starring Mirtha Legrand, José Cibrián, Francisco de Paula and Héctor Calcaño. It is a film noir based on the story "The Death Stone" by Cornell Woolrich.[1] It was shot at the Estudios Baires in Buenos Aires. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Germán Gelpi and Mario Vanarelli.
Synopsis
A woman pays a call on a former lover, and leaves an earring behind. This threatens to become an incriminating clue when the man is subsequently found murdered.
Cast
- Graciliano Batista as Juan
- María Esther Buschiazzo as Raulito's grandmother
- Héctor Calcaño as the Inspector
- Carlos Campagnale as Raulito
- Pina Castro as Ernestina
- José Cibrián as Roberto Vélez
- Francisco de Paula as Luciano Varela
- Raúl del Valle as Aureliano Quiroga
- Rafael Diserio as Car washer
- Carmen Giménez as Raulito's mother
- Eliseo Herrero as the Milkman
- Mirtha Legrand as Hilda
- Carlitos Peckman as Birthday boy
- Raúl Miller
- Enrique Boyer
- Ivonne Montero
- Enrique Nunez
- Jorge Lezama
See also
References
- ^ Spicer p.437
Bibliography
- Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links