''Story of a Poor Young Man'' (Spanish:''La novela de un joven pobre'') is a 1942 Argentine

historical History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

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directed by

Luis Bayón Herrera Luis Bayón Herrera (23 September 1889 – 30 March 1956) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter who worked in Argentine film of the 1940s and 1950s. He was "one of the most important directors of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema". Herr ...

and starring

Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Ca ...

Santiago Gómez Cou Santiago Gómez Cousillas (September 26, 1903 in Montevideo, Uruguay – March 24, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Uruguayan - Argentina, Argentine actor notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical era of ...

and

Nélida Bilbao Nélida Bilbao (1918 – August 1990) was an Argentine film actress.Richard p.280 She appeared in twenty-six films between 1938 and 1963. Filmography * ''Women Who Work'' (1938) * ''Jettatore'' (1938) * ''Mi suegra es una fiera'' (1939) * '' Di ...

. It is based on the 1858 French novel of the same title by

Octave Feuillet Octave Feuillet (11 July 1821 – 29 December 1890) was a French novelist and dramatist. His work stands midway between the romanticists and the realists. He is renowned for his "distinguished and lucid portraiture of life", depictions of fe ...

, which was later adapted again in 1968.Goble p.155 The film's sets were designed by Juan Manuel Concado. It was released during what is considered to be the

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Synopsis

In the 1850s a young man returns to his family home in

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to discover that his father is financially ruined.

Cast

Alberto Terrones Alberto Terrones (; 1894–1957) was an Argentine film and theater actor, with an extensive filmography. Filmography * ''Mercado de abasto'' (1955) * ''Misión extravagante'' (1954) * '' Barrio gris'' (1954) * ''Una ventana a la vida'' (1953) * ' ...

* Consuelo Abad *

Armando Bó Armando Bó (3 May 19148 October 1981) was an Argentine film actor, director, producer, screenwriter and score composer. He began his career as an actor and producer during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema of the 1930s and 1940s. In 1956, B� ...

* Elda Dessel * Francisco Pablo Donadio *

Francisco López Silva Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...

* Carlos Perelli * Julio Scarcella

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1942 films Argentine historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Bayón Herrera Films set in Buenos Aires Films set in the 1850s Films based on French novels Films scored by Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio Argentine black-and-white films 1942 drama films 1940s Argentine films Spanish-language historical drama films Films based on works by Octave Feuillet {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub