Brother Joe

El Hermano José
Directed byAntonio Momplet
Written byNicolás Proserpio
StarringPepe Arias
Carlos Castro
Ada Cornaro
María Duval
CinematographyAntonio Merayo
Edited byNicolás Proserpio
Production
company
Release date
  • 27 August 1941 (1941-08-27)
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Brother Joe (Spanish: El Hermano José) is a 1941 Argentine comedy film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.

Production

The 93-minute black and white film was made for Argentina Sono Film by director Antonio Momplet. It was written by Nicolás Proserpio, and stars Pepe Arias, Carlos Castro and Ada Cornaro.

Synopsis

The movie deals with the interaction in a small town between a healer, his daughter and a young doctor, between science and superstition.

Reception

La Nación called the film a popular and satirical comedy. Halki noted that it was a visual version of a successful radio show. Manrupe and Portela and said it was a classic Pepe Arias work, with everything good and bad that implies, and had been filmed without much effort.[1]

Full cast

The full cast was:

References

Citations

  1. ^ Manrupe & Portela 2001, p. 271.

Sources

  • Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Corregidor. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.


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