The Phantom of the Operetta (1955 film)

1955 Argentine film
  • 24 June 1955 (1955-06-24)
Running time
80 minutesCountryArgentinaLanguageSpanish

The Phantom of the Operetta (Spanish:El Fantasma de la opereta) is a 1955 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras and starring Alfredo Barbieri, Amelia Vargas and Tono Andreu. The film premiered on 24 June 1955.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Óscar Lagomarsino.

The film is comedy horror-themed, evoking horror characters such as Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and the Wolf Man.[2]

Plot

The Phantom is a violent serial killer that tortures and murders the chorus girls.

Cast

  • Alfredo Barbieri
  • Amelia Vargas
  • Tono Andreu
  • Gogó Andreu
  • Inés Fernández
  • Mario Baroffio
  • Alfonso Pisano
  • Manuel Alcón
  • Lalo Hartich

Reception

El Mundo opined that the film was a: "Luck of a pirouette supported by the obligatory convention of the case." La Nación wrote:: "Evocations of the famous Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolf Man, dominators of serious films, appear in this comedy of scares and jokes with music, animation and very lively rhythms."[2]

References

  1. ^ "El fantasma de la opereta" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor. p. 227. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.

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