''Forbidden Trade'' (Spanish: ''Mercado prohibido'') is a 1952 Spanish
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 combine ...
directed by
Javier Setó. Its plot concerns
penicillin
Penicillins (P, PCN or PEN) are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from ''Penicillium'' moulds, principally '' P. chrysogenum'' and '' P. rubens''. Most penicillins in clinical use are synthesised by P. chrysogenum using ...
smuggling.
[Bentley p.129]
The film's sets were designed by
Miguel Lluch.
Cast
*
Modesto Cid
*
Isabel de Castro
* Manuel de Mozos
* Manuel A. Deabella
* Alfonso Estela
* Manolo García
* Manuel Gas
* José Gayán
* Manuel Monroy
*
Silvia Morgan
*
Carlos Otero
* Jesús Redondo
* Miguel Ángel Valdivieso
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
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1952 crime films
Spanish crime films
1952 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Javier Setó
Spanish black-and-white films
Films scored by Augusto Algueró
1950s Spanish films
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