Paul Ellis
Also Known As: Manuel Granada, Manolo Granada, Manuel Granado, Manuel Renaldo Granado, Benjamin Ítalo José Ingenito Paralupi O'Higgins, Benjamin Italo Jose Ingenito O'Higgins, Benjamin Ingenito
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Birthday: November 06, 1896
Deathday: January 30, 1974
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Charros, gauchos y manolas
Overview: The magazine "Paintings of the People" initiates a contest to select the best watercolor painting of ethnic peoples and customs. A hungry bohemian painter invokes his muse to help him to produce the winning painting, and when he experiments with scenes set in Mexico, Argentina and Spain, his paintings come to life. In Xochimilco, Mexico, a young bachelor has a drunken dream that his girl friend is performing Josephine Baker's famous banana dance in a Parisian nightclub. In Buenos Aires, an Italian and a Galician are rivals for the affections of a Creole girl. At the other side of the Hispanic world, a Sevillian girl tells of her tragic romance with a matador, who obstinately continues to appear in the ring despite having been injured.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-15
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One Night of Love
Overview: Mary Barrett is an aspiring opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working hours together and arguing, their relationship develops into love. But, jealousy and misunderstandings prevent Mary and Guilio from acknowledging their true feelings.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-07-16
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Se necesita un hombre con cara de infeliz
Overview: The head of a criminal gang hires a man to rescue some compromising documents.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-10-28
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No Man of Her Own
Overview: An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-30
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Marihuana
Overview: A young girl named Burma attends a beach party with her boyfriend and after she smokes marijuana with a bunch of other girls, she gets pregnant and another girl drowns while skinny dipping in the ocean. Burma and her boyfriend go to work for the pusher in order to make money so they can get married. However, during a drug deal her boyfriend is killed leaving Burma to fend for herself. Burma then becomes a major narcotics pusher in her own right after giving up her baby for adoption.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-08
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The Pace That Thrills
Overview: Paula, a chorus girl, marries into an aristocratic family. Unfortunately, her husband is a drunk. When he tries to give some liquor to their infant son, she brandishes a pair of scissors at him. He wrestles them away from her, then falls down the stairs and stabs himself. Due to the perjured testimony of the maid and butler, Paula is convicted of murder and sent to jail. Her son, Danny, grows up to be a movie star. There is a controversy surrounding him because he refuses to do his own stunts. The reason he won't take any chances is that he is using all his money to get his mother out of jail. Finally, to redeem himself, he agrees to participate in a charity auto race, but his mother's hearing is scheduled for the race day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-10-18
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The men in my life
Overview: Alternate-language version of Men in Her Life (1931)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1932-02-13
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Messing Around
Overview: Alternate-language version of Rough Seas (1931)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-08
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El pescador de coplas
Overview: It is the story of two brothers who have rented a boat to survive. Juan Ramón sings like an angel and an entrepreneur decides to take him to Madrid to succeed.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-02-15
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The Ancines Woods
Overview: Benito Freire, a pedlar in a small village in northern Spain suffers from epileptic seizures and rumours start to spread that he may be a werewolf and responsible for a series of killings. The local Abbot is called upon to form a team to investigate, in an effort to halt the harrowing murders.
Genres: Drama Horror History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-04-19
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Stella Maris
Overview: Aspects of the life of a group of fishermen.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-01-21
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Captured in Chinatown
Overview: A feud between two gangs in Chinatown breaks out into a tong war.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-13
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The Woman Condemned
Overview: When a radio star is found murdered in her home, everyone assumes that the mysterious young woman discovered with her is the culprit — everyone, that is, but newspaper reporter Jerry Beall, who sets out to prove her innocence.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-04-03
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Never Too Late
Overview: A young man gets mixed up with a stolen necklace and a gang of ruthless jewel thieves.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-27
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Public Opinion
Overview: A scientist's obsessive jealousy about his wife, a professional opera singer, endangers their marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-14
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El precio de una vida
Overview: The story of the tragic love of Count Loris Ipanov, a Russian nihilist, for the Princes Fedora Romanov.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-10-23
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Heroes of the Alamo
Overview: In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa Anna/Ana coming to a head. When a decree is issued that no more Americans may enter Texas, William H. Wharton, fiery head of a faction determined on independence or nothing, warns Stephen F. Austin that the time for half-measures is past. Austin, responsible for bringing the Americans to Texas as colonists, reminds Wharton that a settler's revolt against Mexico would dishonor his name and the arrangements he had with the Mexican government. He gets the "Whartonites" to agree to a general convention of all colonists. Almerian Dickinson, biggest land owner in the settlement of Gonzales, deeply in love with his wife Anne, warns Wharton that a bloody revolt would endanger every wife and mother in the colony. He proposes they send Austin to Mexico City to ask Santa Anna to grant Texans a voice in their own government.
Genres: History Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-07
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Fighting Caballero
Overview: Desperados menace a mining operation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-05
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What's the Matador?
Overview: The stooges are actors traveling to perform at a fiesta in Mexico. After they accidentally switch suitcases with that of Dolores, a lovely senorita they met on trip down, they must sneak into her house to retrieve their suitcase. When they are confronted by her jealous husband he vows to kill them if he sees them again. At the fiesta where they are performing a comedy bullfight (Curly is the matador, Moe and Larry are in a bull costume) the husband bribes the attendants to let a real bull into the ring. Curly knocks the bull out with a head butt and becomes a hero.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-23
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Three Hours
Overview: Left penniless by her vengeful ex-husband, Madeline is forced to become a pickpocket to pay for a new wardrobe. One of her victims is a Mr. Finlay, who threatens to turn her over to the police -- until he hears Madeline's woeful tale of her cruel, possessive husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-03-05
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The Common Law
Overview: When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent past as another man's mistress?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-07-17
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Derecho viejo
Overview: Tango musician moves to France to put an unhappy love affair behind him. Inspired by the life of tango composer Eduardo Arolas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-01-04
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Blood and Sand
Overview: Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-30
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Fatal Lady
Overview: On her debut as an opera star, Marion Stuart is interrogated and possibly implicated in the death of a male acquaintance. Released, although thoroughly shaken-up, Marion attempts to perform but loses her voice onstage. Humiliated, but driven to sing, she travels to South America under the assumed name of Maria Delasano, and works in an opera company under the tutelage of Feodor Glinka, who wants her to shun men and save herself for her art. Mary resists the persistent attentions of wealthy young Phil Roberts, who follows the company in hopes of marrying her. ...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-15
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No matarás
Overview: Antonio Guerra is an unemployed Spanish immigrant in the USA. His brother and mother in Spain haven't heard about him for many years or even receive a letter. But one day, his brother receives a letter from him, telling that things are going well. But the reality is other. Antonio is passing a hard time in New Yor City, suffering the Years of Depression as many out of workers. One day, Antonio meets a nice Cuban seller, who invites him to eat at his poor house. The seller advices Antonio to visit a man, who has contacts and could help him to find a job. Nevertheless, Antonio is send with the leader of a group of gangsters, dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcohol. Antonio is offered a work of dealer, but he won't do anything out of the law.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-03-13
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The Younger Generation
Overview: Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves the family to Park Avenue. They go, but were happier back on the East Side. Morris is ashamed of this parents and his humble origins, but learns in the end that there is more to life than money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-03-04
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Contrabando
Overview: Contrabando is an adventure film. The film tells of the millionaire Hernández who smuggles weapons from the United States into Mexico. He does this because he is planning an uprising. The hotel attendant Carlos is informed of this. Hernández and his troops are defeated by the army. Carlos is acquitted and can marry his lover Lolita. The film Contrabando was shot in locations on the border with the United States, such as Tijuana, Ensenada and Playas de Rosarito. It was shot in Spanish and in English under the title Contraband. The role of Lolita was cast for the English version with Dorothy Sebastian. Contrabando's plot was inspired by an actual 1929 rebellion led by José Gonzalo Escobar.
Genres: Drama Adventure Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1932-09-14
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Rose of Washington Square
Overview: Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets deeper in trouble.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-05
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Second Fiddle
Overview: Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-30
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Desperate Cargo
Overview: When two showgirls decide to leave South America and head for home, they sweet talk the purser of a clipper ship into giving them berths. In the course of the voyage, a band of thieves attempts to take over the ship and make off with its cash cargo. The heroic purser has other ideas and weighs in to save the day.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-07-04
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Jungle Menace
Overview: Mystery and adventure, surrounding a stolen rubber harvest.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-01
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Nick Carter, Master Detective
Overview: Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-13
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Murder at Glen Athol
Overview: A famous detective is invited to a swanky party at an elegant mansion, but before the night is over he finds himself involved with gangsters, blackmail and murde
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-02-27
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Ninotchka
Overview: A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-23
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Secret Sinners
Overview: A young, unmarried theatrical couple befriend an out-of-work housekeeper and introduce her to another new acquaintance, a man of means, unaware that he is married and going through a messy divorce.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-19
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Gaucho Soul
Overview: Elsa, a young girl from Buenos Aires, visits her aunt and uncle, Don Alfredo and Doña Cristina, at their ranch. While playing golf, Elsa meets a gaucho, Antonio, and is enchanted by his exquisite singing voice.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-06-07
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Rip Roaring Riley
Overview: G-Man Ted Riley is ordered to investigate happenings at Diamond Island, where a bogus Major Gray is reported engaged in manufacturing a new brand of secret gas for his own purposes. Riley blows up his motor boat just off the island and is picked up by Gray's men. On the island he discovers chemist Professor Baker (John Cowell) and his daughter, Anne, are held captive by Major Gray.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-23
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Women Must Dress
Overview: A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-01
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Mis dos amores
Overview: Rita Santiago's father, Don Antonio, stubbornly refuses to give permission for her to marry Julio Bertolin, a struggling medical student, because he wants his daughter to marry a rich Brazilian. Because of this, Julio leaves medical school and determines to gain wealth and position for himself by becoming a singer.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-10-03
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Los hijos mandan
Overview: Based on the Spanish play "El caudal de los hijos" by José López Pinillos. Francisca, the daughter of a provincial gentleman in Valencia, falls in love with Miguel, a young sculptor. When Miguel leaves for Paris to complete his studies, the lovers promise to wait for each other. During Miguel's absence, however, the Duke of Montesino calls on Francisca's father and asks for her hand in marriage. Her father, pressed for money because of gambling debts, agrees to the match.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1939-09-03
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Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Overview: A 12-episode serial in which Tailspin Tommy evades volcanoes, anti-aircraft shells, and time bombs as he foils a plan by corrupt profiteers to steal an island's oil reserves.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-20
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Down Argentine Way
Overview: The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular location shooting and parade of extravagant musical numbers, which include the larger-than-life Carmen Miranda singing the hit “South American Way” and a showstopping dance routine by the always amazing Nicholas Brothers.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-11
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Sacachispas
Overview: A music teacher and a police officer look after a children's club.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-04-12
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The lady from Chicago
Overview: This movie is the Spanish language version of THE PIP FROM PITTSBURG
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-03-22
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The Merry Widow
Overview: A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-02
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Arizona Gang Busters
Overview: Arizona Gang Busters is another pre-WWII saber-rattler that finds a band of renegade gunmen, under the pretense of developing an irrigation project for the reclamation of arid desert land, using airplanes and parachute jumpers to gather valuable military information for a European power.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-16
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The House of a Thousand Candles
Overview: The story of diplomatic courier Tony Carleton, who's been entrusted with a secret message vital to the cause of International peace. En route to Geneva by train, Tony is drugged by sexy cabaret dancer Raquel, who promptly steals the message -- only to be murdered by sinister master spy Sebastian, owner of a posh gambling casino known as The House of a Thousand Candles.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-02
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Bitter Apples
Overview: John Wyncote's father dies, leaving him a bankrupt business. He instructs the family attorney, Thorden, to sell the business and all of his father's other interests. One of the now bankrupt company's investors, facing financial ruin, kills himself, leaving a son and a daughter, both of whom blame the Wyncote family for their loss and vow to take their revenge on them.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-04-23
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La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
Overview: In the faraway lands of the south of the Patagonia, in a town made up of wrongdoers and thieves, a mysterious and solitary man takes a prostitute to live with him at his ranch. However, her past follows her, and he is forced to face it head on.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-08-31
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Aunt Tula
Overview: Ramiro, a bank clerk and father of two young children, has been left, after his wife's death, in the care of Tula, his sister-in-law. From the novel by Miguel de Unamuno, Miguel Picazo (" Dark dreams of August ") premieres as director with this portrait of one of those small provincial cities where nothing ever happens.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-09-20
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The Dancer of Paris
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-02-28
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The Beautiful Spy
Overview: A complete version of the film is held by Cineteca Del Friuli.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1928-05-10
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Pretty Ladies
Overview: Maggie, a headlining comedienne with the Follies, takes a fall off the stage into the orchestra pit and lands on the drum of musician Al Cassidy. One thing leads to another, they fall in love and get married. Al becomes a famous songwriter and Maggie stays home and has children. One day Al is hired to write a big number for Selma Larson, one of the Follies' most beautiful stars, and falls for her.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-06
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Oscuros sueños de agosto
Overview: Isabel returns to Spain, after several years of absence, to be cured of a neurosis. His daughter Ana, whom he has not seen in all this time, decides to spend the holidays with her, taking advantage of the fact that her boyfriend has gone to study in Germany. During her stay in the sanatorium, Ana meets Mario, an attractive young man somewhat unbalanced, who tries to seduce her. Although at first she does not show any interest, little by little she becomes attracted to him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-07-01
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Blondie Goes Latin
Overview: Mr. Dithers invites the Bumsteads on a South American cruise. Somehow Dagwood winds up as the female drummer in the ship's band, while Penny Singleton gets to show off her Broadway background in some lively musical numbers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-27
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Los flamencos
Overview: Diego, retired from flamenco due to an illness, is obsessed with the memory of Antonia Jiménez, a beautiful woman he loved in the past and with whom he formed an artistic duet. Now, after having triumphed on the stages of half the world, she returns from America, while he is dedicated to survive in the suburbs of Madrid mixed up in shady business. He kills the man who stole his woman. A tragedy could be sensed in the air.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-03-23
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Objetivo: las estrellas
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-03-01
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The Bandolero
Overview: When his wife is killed by the evil Marques de Bazan, Spanish army officer Dorando becomes a notorious outlaw known as El Bandolero. He kidnaps Bazan's son Ramon and has him raised by one of his own men. When Ramon grows up to be a man he meets and falls in love with El Bandolero's beautiful daughter Petra. Bandolero forbids his daughter from seeing Ramon, so Ramon leaves to become a bullfighter. A vengeful young woman he has spurned sets up Ramon to be gored by a vicious young bull. Complications ensue.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-10-20
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La barrera
Overview: In a small town, the administrator, confronted with the baker, forbids his children fto talk with those of the baker, and vice versa. One day, Paco and Pablo, the baker's children, listen to two builders who plan to kidnap Mary, the daughter of the administrator. Children decide to keep the secret and save the girl themselves. Meanwhile, a young teacher arrives to the village with his wife and kids get back to school. But the administrator's wife is furious because it is not her brother the one who gets the job and, along with her husband, will try to convince everyone to get rid of the teacher.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1966-05-16
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El seductor
Overview: A train stops for a break in the station of a small town. That random moment allows the railway chief to fall in love with a beautiful passenger, who ends up wrapping him in a complex police plot.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-05-12
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California Frontier
Overview: Halstead forces the Land Agent to alter the records and then kicks the Mexicans off their land. Buck has been sent to investigate and quickly joins up with Juan Cantova in the fight against Halstead. To keep Buck from seeing the records, Halstead has the Agent murdered. His men then claim Juan killed him and both Buck and Juan then find themselves wanted dead or alive.
Genres: Western Action Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-12-15
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The Little Nightingale
Overview: Joselito is a child whose mother left town when he was just a baby and whose father has died. He lives with his grandfather, the bellringer of the town, and his best friend is the sexton. He enjoys singing and has not lost hope of someday meeting her mother.
Genres: Music Drama Family
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-02-11
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Pachín
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-08-07
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El secreto de Tomy
Overview: The racing stables of Gandia family go to auction. Tomy, son of the owner, manages to save his favorite horse, "Cantador". Now, his only obsession is to resolve the problems of his father, providing him a new wife and riding his horse at the races. After a while, in the Official Prize, "Cantador", ridden by Tomy wins. This fact causes everyone to be interested in the horse and eventually Tomy will be forced to auction it to liquidate their debts. But the new owner is the father of Luchy, Tomy's classmate , and he will do everything possible to recover it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-10-14
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El sol sale todos los días
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-01-20
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Rebelión en los llanos
Overview: The town rebels against a landowner in La Rioja.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-12-17
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La telaraña
Overview: The problems of a man who when he goes to see his newborn son is mistaken for an assailant.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-09-30
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