The Great Madcap
1949•1h 32m•7.3•Released
Comedy
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.
Director
Luis Buñuel
Writer
Luis Alcoriza, Adolfo Torrado, Janet Alcoriza
Languages
Spanish
Studio
Ultramar Films
Cast
Fernando Soler
Ramiro de la Mata
Rosario Granados
Virginia de la Mata
Andrés Soler
Ladislao de la Mata
Rubén Rojo
Pablo
Gustavo Rojo
Eduardo de la Mata
Maruja Grifell
Milagros
Francisco Jambrina
Gregorio de la Mata
Luis Alcoriza
Alfredo
Antonio Bravo
Alfonso
Antonio Monsell
Juan, mayordomo
María Luisa Serrano
Mamá de Alfredo
Daniel Arroyo
Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)
Ana María Hernández
Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)
Josefina Burgos
Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Ángel Infante
Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Production
Company
Ultramar Films
Producer
Óscar Dancigers
Producer
Fernando Soler
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