El misterio de la Puerta del Sol (1929)

Director:

Francisco Elías

Writers:

Francisco Elías (screenplay), Francisco Elías (story)

Stars:

Juan de Orduña, Anita Moreno, Jack Castello

Cast

Cast overview:
Juan de Orduña	...	Pompeyo Pimpollo
Anita Moreno	...	Lía de Golfi (as Nita Moreno)
Jack Castello	...	Edward S. Carawa (as Jack Castelló)
Antonio Barber	...	Rodolfo Bambolino
Teresa Penella	...	La Terele / La Tirana (as Teresita Silva)
Carlos Rufart	...	El Juez de Instrucción
Federico Kirkpatrick	...	El Sacerdote
Pablo de la Cruz	...	El Abogado Defensor
Jesús Baños	...	El Niño del Mausoleo
Diego Moreno	...	El Personita

Storyline

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Company Credits

Production Co:

Feliciano M. Vitóres, Phonofilm

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

De Forest Phonofilm

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

First talking movie in Spain

Talking movies shyly became in Spain at the end of 1929. The entrepreneur Feliciano Vitores, who had bought the patent for the system Phonofilm, produced the first Spanish movie which was shot as a talking one introducing sounds of the streets, songs and talking fragments. This movie is a parody of the world of the cinema and its stars (Rodolfo Bambolino / Rodolfo Valentino, Lía de Goldi / Lya de Putti...) and its circulation was very low. Moreover, "El misterio de la Puerta del Sol" had been thought as disappeared for years.

The plot is about an American director Edward S. Carawa and the star of his films, Lía de Golfi who both went to Madrid to shoot a movie about Spanish costumes and traditions. A couple of Spanish typical ones were needed and two friends went to the casting, where one of them fell asleep and began dreaming... He had a plan to become famous