The Three Rats (film)
1946 film by Carlos Schlieper
The Three Rats (Spanish:Las Tres Ratas) is a 1946 Argentine drama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Carlos Schlieper and starring Mecha Ortiz, Amelia Bence and María Duval. It is an adaptation of Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco's 1944 novel of the same title.
Cast
Mecha Ortiz as Mercedes de la Fuente
Amelia Bence as Eugenia de la Fuente
María Duval as Ana Luisa de la Fuente
Miguel Faust Rocha as Alfredo Millán
Santiago Gómez Cou as Ernesto Carbó
Ricardo Passano as Oscar Aranda
Felisa Mary as Aurora de la Fuente
Floren Delbene as Carlos
Amalia Sánchez Ariño as Consuelo
Juan José Piñeyro as Zabala
Lalo Bouhier as Inspector de policía
Aurelia Ferrer as Bernarda
Cirilo Etulain as Horacio Saldaña
Gonzalo Palomero as Capataz
Jorge Villoldo as Mozo
Jorge Eamboez as Amigo
Nélida Romero as Modista 1
Soledad Marcó as Modista 2
Marcelo Lavalle as Muchacho
Estela Vidal as Mucama
Francisco Audenino
References
Bibliography
Plazaola, Luis Trelles. South American Cinema. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.
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