''Carnival Sunday'' (Spanish:''Domingo de carnaval'') is a 1945

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

written, directed and produced by

Edgar Neville Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (28 December 1899 – 23 April 1967) was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the "other" Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood in the 193 ...

.Mira p.225

Plot

A greedy moneylender is murdered the same day that the carnival begins in Madrid. A watch seller, who owed a large amount to the old woman, is the main suspect in the crime. His daughter decides to investigate on her own.

Cast

Conchita Montes Conchita Montes (13 March 1914 – 18 October 1994) was a Spanish film actress. Career Born in Madrid, Montes became a popular actress in Spanish films of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1950 she starred in ''El último caballo'' an Edgar Neville film ...

as Nieves *

Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born i ...

as Matías * Guillermo Marín as Gonzalo Fonseca *

Julia Lajos Julia Lajos (24 February 1894 – 21 June 1963) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' A Palace for Sale'' (1942) * '' Orosia'' (1943) * ''Lady in Ermine'' (1943) * ...

as Julia *Fernando Aguirre (as Francisco Aguirre) *Carlos Álvarez Segura *

Manuel Arbó Manuel Arbó (18 July 1898 – 25 May 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''Drácula'' (1931, Spanish version) * '' There Were Thirteen'' (1931, Spanish-language ...

as Emiliano *Ildefonso Cuadrado (as S. Cuadrado) *Ginés Gallego *Francisco Hernández *Julia Lajos *Mariana Larrabeiti *Jeffra Delionez *Juana Mansó *Manuel Requena *Joaquín Roa as Nemesio *Alicia Romay

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. 1945 films 1940s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Spain in fiction Madrid in fiction Films directed by Edgar Neville 1945 crime films Spanish crime films 1940s Spanish films Spanish-language crime films {{1940s-crime-film-stub