''Intrigue'' (Spanish:''Intriga'') is a 1942 Spanish

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

mystery film A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...

directed by

Antonio Román Antonio Román (9 November 1911 – 16 June 1989) was a prolific Spain, Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer. Antonio Román was born Ourense, Spain on 9 November 1911. Román began directing films in the later 1930s starting with ...

and starring Blanca de Silos and Manolo Morán. It is based on a novel by

Wenceslao Fernández Flórez Wenceslao Fernández Flórez (1885 in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Galicia – 29 April 1964 in Madrid) was a popular Galician journalist and novelist of the early 20th century. Throughout his career, he retained an intense fondness for the ...

.Bentley p.96

Cast

* Mary Cruz * Blanca de Silos * Miguel del Castillo * Ramón Elías * Mariana Larrabeiti * Manolo Morán as Inspector Ferrer * Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro * Julio Peña as Roberto Téllez * José Portes

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1942 films 1942 mystery films Spanish mystery films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Antonio Román Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films Films based on Spanish novels Films based on works by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez {{1940s-Spain-film-stub