La Voluntad del muerto

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La Voluntad del Muerto
La Voluntad del Muerto - theatrical poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Enrique Tovar Ávalos
George Melford
Screenplay by Baltasar Fernández Cué (script adaptation)
StarringAntoni Moreno
Lupita Tovar
Andrés de Segurola
Cinematography George Robinson
Edited by Arthur Tavares
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
December 12, 1930 (USA)

La Voluntad del Muerto (English: The Will of the Dead Man) is a Spanish-language version of The Cat Creeps (1930), both of which are now considered to be lost films.

The film was directed by George Melford and stars Antonio Moreno, Lupita Tovar, Andrés de Segurola, Roberto E. Guzmán, Paul Ellis, Lucio Villegas, Agostino Borgato, Conchita Ballesteros, María Calvo, and Soledad Jiménez. [1]

A premiere gala was held for the film at Los Angeles' California Theatre on January 23, 1931. [2]

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References

  1. "25 Jan 1931, 38 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. "21 Jan 1931, 29 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.