Gran Hotel (film)

Gran Hotel (English: Grand Hotel) is a 1944 Mexican film directed by Miguel M. Delgado, starring Cantinflas.[1][2]

Gran Hotel
Directed byMiguel M. Delgado
Written byMiguel M. Delgado
Story byJaime Salvador
StarringCantinflas
Jacqueline Dalya
CinematographyAlex Phillips
Edited byJorge Bustos
Music byManuel Esperón
Production
company
Posa Films
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
18 August 1944
Running time
106 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Cantinflas is a tramp who is evicted for not paying the rent. After wandering, he gets a job at the "Gran Hotel" through a friend, where he is confused with the Duke of Alfanje, who is incognito in the hotel, and the theft of a jewel complicates the situation more.

Cast

  • Cantinflas as Cantinflas / El Treece
  • Jacqueline Dalya as Mrs. White
  • Josefina Martínez as Carmelita
  • Luis G. Barreiro as Sr. Garnier
  • Fernando Soto as Compadre
  • Vicente Padula as Conde Zapattini
  • Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doña Estefania
  • Rafael Icardo as Señor Polilla
  • Luz María Núñez as Eloisa
  • Ángel T. Sala as Agente secreto en hotel
  • Carlos Villarías as Don Pepe
  • Roberto Meyer as Agente de procuraduria
  • Roberto Corell as Maître
  • Estanislao Schillinsky as Recepcionista de hotel
  • Carolina Barret as Vecina (uncredited)
  • Roberto Cañedo as Cliente restaurante (uncredited)
  • Fernando Curiel as Agente de policía (uncredited)
  • Pedro Elviro as Botones (uncredited)
  • Edmundo Espino as Vecino en posada (uncredited)
  • Magdalena Estrada as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
  • Isabel Herrera as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
  • Raúl Lechuga as Duque de Alfanje / Empleado de hotel (uncredited)
  • Ernesto Monato as Julio, cliente de hotel (uncredited)
  • Rosa María Montes as Esposa de Julio (uncredited)
  • José Pardavé as Vecino en posada (uncredited)
  • José Pulido as Anunciador restaurante (uncredited)
  • Joaquín Roche as Doctor (uncredited)
  • Irma Torres as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
  • Armando Velasco as Don Fulgencio (uncredited)

References

  1. Stavans, p. 86.
  2. Balderston, González & López, p. 274.

Bibliography

  • Stavans, Ilan. The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture, Revised and Expanded Edition. UNM Press, 2012.
  • Balderston, Daniel; González, Mike; López, Ana M. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge, 2002.
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