Whirlwind (1941 film)

Whirlwind
Directed by	Luis Marquina
Written by	Arturo Marín Manuel Gutiérrez Navas Luis Marquina
Starring	Estrellita Castro Manuel Luna Tony D'Algy Manolo Morán
Cinematography	Willy Goldberger
Edited by	Margarita de Ochoa
Music by	José Ruiz de Azagra
Production company	CIFESA
Distributed by	CIFESA
Release date	22 December 1941 (1941-12-22)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Whirlwind (Spanish: Torbellino) is a 1941 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Estrellita Castro, Manuel Luna and Tony D'Algy.[1] It was made by Spain's largest film company of the era CIFESA.

Synopsis

The young Sevillian Carmen arrives at a decrepit radio station that is going through bad times with the desire to succeed in this medium. Thanks to her, the station will get a highly rated prize.

Cast

• Estrellita Castro as Carmen Moreno
• Manuel Luna as Segundo Izquierdo
• Tony D'Algy as Carlos Miranda
• Manolo Morán as Juan Barea
• Fernando Freyre de Andrade as Fermín Ibáñez
• Arturo Marín as Álvaro de Esquivias
• José Marco Davó as Portero
• Irene Caba Alba as Sra. Zaldívar
• Lily Vincenti as Carola Bianchi
• Camino Garrigó as Carmenchu
• Eva Arión as Alicia
• Xan das Bolas as Juan José
• Jesús Castro Blanco
• María Cuevas

References

1. Bentley p.107

Bibliography

• Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

• Whirlwind at IMDb