''Life on a Thread'' (Spanish:''La vida en un hilo'') is a 1945 Spanish

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

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 Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Holl ...

.Mira p.225 Neville later modified the film for the stage, with an adaptation of the same name. It was remade twice, as a Mexican film La engañadora in 1955, directed by

José Díaz Morales José Díaz Morales (1908-1976) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.Bentley p.103 He emigrated to Mexico in the latter half of the 1930s following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Selected filmography Director * ' (1942) * ''Chri ...

and as Spanish film titled Una mujer bajo la lluvia in 1992 directed by

Gerardo Vera Gerardo Vera Perales (10 March 194720 September 2020) was a Spanish costume and set designer, opera director, actor, and film and theatre director. Life Vera was born in Miraflores de la Sierra on 10 March 1947. He studied English language ...

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 ...

as Mercedes * Rafael Durán as Miguel Ángel * Guillermo Marín as Ramón *Julia Lajos as Madame Dupont *Alicia Romay as Isabel *Juana Mansó as Escolástica (as Juanita Mansó) *Joaquín Roa as Contacos *María Brú as Doña Encarnación *Eloísa Muro as Doña Purificación *Julia Pachelo as Mariana *Manuel París as Marchante *

Enrique Herreros Enrique García-Herreros Codesido (29 December 1903 - 18 September 1977) was a Spanish humorist, drafter, poster artist, filmmaker and mountaineer. Luis García Berlanga defined him as the one who invented the promotion and advertising. He fou ...

as Taxista *César de Nueda as Amigacho *Rosario Royo *

Josefina de la Torre Josefina de la Torre Millares (25 September – 12 July 2002) was a Spanish poet, novelist, and opera singer, as well as a stage, film, radio, and television actress. She was closely associated with the Generation of '27, an influential group ...

*Joaquina Maroto *María Saco *Carlos Álvarez Segura *Manuel Ocaña as Arrigurrita *Kurt Dogan as Violinista

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* 1945 films 1945 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Films set in Madrid Films directed by Edgar Neville 1940s Spanish films Spanish-language comedy films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub