List_of_Spanish_films:_1940s

List of Spanish films of the 1940s

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A list of notable films produced in the Cinema of Spain, ordered by year of release in the 1940s. For an alphabetical list of articles on Spanish films, see Category:Spanish films.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1940
Marianela	Benito Perojo	Mary Carrillo, Julio Peña, Rafael Calvo	Drama
Stowaway on Board	Florián Rey	Ismael Merlo, Antonio Casal	Comedy
1941
La famosa Luz María		Manolo Moran, Lupe Sino
1942
The Cursed Village	Florián Rey	Florencia Bécquer	Drama
Goyescas	Benito Perojo	Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles	Musical
El hombre que se quiso matar	Rafael Gil	Antonio Casal, Rosita Yarza
El abanderado	Eusebio Fernández Ardavín	Alfredo Mayo, Mercedes Vecino
Los ladrones somos gente honrada	Ignacio F. Iquino	Amparo Rivelles, Antonio Riquelme, Fernando Freyre de Andrade	Comedy	Adaptation of Enrique Jardiel Poncela's play
Los misterios de Tanger	Carlos Fernández Cuenca	Estrellita Castro, Manuel Luna, Raúl Cancio, Erasmo Pascual	Drama	Germán López Prieto
Malvaloca	Luis Marquina	Amparo Rivelles	Drama	Based on a Joaquín Álvarez Quintero play
Raza	José Luis Sáenz de Heredia	Alfredo Mayo, Ana Mariscal	War drama	Based on a novel by Franco. Recut in the 1950s to remove fascist elements.
1943
Cristina Guzmán	Gonzalo Delgrás	Marta Santaolalla, Ismael Merlo	Drama
Cinnamon Flower	Eduardo García Maroto	Juanita Reina, José María Seoane	Musical comedy
El 13 – 13	Luis Lucia	Rafael Durán, Marta Santaolalla	Comedy
Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree	Rafael Gil	Amparo Rivelles, Rafael Durán	Comedy	Based on Enrique Jardiel Poncela's play with the same title
A Famous Gentleman	José Buchs	Amparo Rivelles, Alfredo Mayo	Drama
Fantastic Night	Luis Marquina	Paola Barbara, Carlos Muñoz, Isabel de Pomés	Drama
Fever	Primo Zeglio	Paola Barbara, Carlo Tamberlani, Mary Carrillo	Drama	Co-production with Italy
The House of Rain	Antonio Román	Luis Hurtado, Blanca de Silos, Carmen Viance	Drama
It Happened in Damascus	José López Rubio	Paola Barbara, Germana Paolieri, Miguel Ligero	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
The Scandal	José Luis Sáenz de Heredia	Armando Calvo	Drama	Based on the novel by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Traces of Light	Rafael Gil	Isabel de Pomés, Antonio Casal	Comedy
Viaje sin destino	Rafael Gil		Comedy
1944
Life Begins at Midnight	Juan de Orduña	José Isbert	Screwball comedy
Lola Montes	Antonio Román	Conchita Montenegro, Luis Prendes, Jesús Tordesillas	Historical
The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks	Edgar Neville	Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés, Guillermo Marín	Mystery
Santander, la ciudad en llamas	Luis Marquina	Rosita Yarza, Guillermina Grin, Julia Pachelo, Félix de Pomés	Drama	Written by Germán López Prieto
Ella, él y sus millones	Juan de Orduña	Rafael Durán, José Isbert	Screwball comedy
Tuvo la culpa Adán	Juan de Orduña	Rafael Durán	Screwball comedy
El clavo (The Nail)	Rafel Gil	Amparo Rivelles, Rafael Durán	Crime / Love	Based on a short story by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Great success
1945
Bamboo	José Luis Sáenz de Heredia	Imperio Argentina, Sara Montiel	Historical comedy
The Captain's Ship	Florián Rey	Paola Barbara, Manuel Luna	Drama
Carnival Sunday	Edgar Neville	Fernando Fernán Gómez, Conchita Montes, Guillermo Marín	Crime
La vida en un hilo	Edgar Neville	Conchita Montes, Rafael Durán, Guillermo Marín	Comedy
Last Stand in the Philippines	Antonio Román	Armando Calvo, Manolo Morán, Guillermo Marín, Fernando Rey	Historical	About the 1898 Spanish–American War in the Philippines seen with Franco's propagandist speech.
El destino se disculpa	José Luis Sáenz de Heredia	Rafael Durán, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manolo Morán	Comedy	Based on a Wenceslao Fernández Flórez novel adapted by himself
1946
The Crime of Bordadores Street	Edgar Neville	Conchita Montes	Crime
Gentleman Thief	Ricardo Gascón	Luis Prendes, Silvia Morgan	Comedy
The Prodigal Woman	Rafael Gil	Rafael Durán, Paola Barbara, Fernando Rey	Drama	Pedro Antonio de Alarcón novel
1947
Anguish	José Antonio Nieves Conde	Rafael Bardem, Julia Caba Alba	Crime
The Black Siren	Carlos Serrano de Osma	Fernando Fernán Gómez, Isabel de Pomés	Drama
The Bullfighter's Suit	Edgar Neville	José Nieto, José Prada	Drama
Don Quixote	Rafael Gil	Rafael Rivelles, Sara Montiel	Historical
Four Women	Antonio del Amo	Fosco Giachetti, María Denis	Drama
Lola Leaves for the Ports	Juan de Orduña	Juanita Reina, Nani Fernández, Manuel Luna	Musical
Nada	Edgar Neville	Conchita Montes	Drama	Based on the famous Nada by Carmen Laforet
Song of Dolores	Benito Perojo	Imperio Argentina		Entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival
Three Mirrors	Ladislao Vajda	Virgílio Teixeira, Paola Barbara, João Villaret	Mystery drama	Co-production with Portugal
1948
Anchor Button	Ramón Torrado	Fernando Fernán Gómez, Jorge Mistral	Comedy	There are several sequels and remakes.
The Butterfly That Flew Over the Sea	Antonio de Obregón	Luis Hurtado, Guillermina Green	Drama
The Drummer of Bruch	Ignacio F. Iquino	Ana Mariscal, Juan de Landa	Historical
Guest of Darkness	Antonio del Amo	Carlos Muñoz, Pastora Peña	Historical
Life in Shadows	Lorenzo Llobet Gracia	Fernando Fernán Gómez	War drama	Filmgoer; not released until 1952
Madness for Love	Juan de Orduña	Aurora Bautista, Fernando Rey, Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral	Historical drama	The loves and madness of Joanna of Castile, Queen of Spain
Mare Nostrum	Rafael Gil	María Félix, Fernando Rey	Drama
The Party Goes On	Enrique Gómez	Antonio Casal, María Isbert	Drama
The Sunless Street	Rafael Gil	António Vilar, Amparo Rivelles, Manolo Morán	Drama	Written by Miguel Mihura
A Toast for Manolete	Florián Rey	Paquita Rico, Pedro Ortega	Biopic
1949
The Captain from Loyola	José Díaz Morales	Rafael Durán, Maruchi Fresno	Historical
Currito of the Cross	Luis Lucia	Jorge Mistral, Manuel Luna	Drama
The Duchess of Benameji	Luis Lucia	Amparo Rivelles, Irene Caba Alba	Historical
The Guitar of Gardel	León Klimovsky	Carmen Sevilla, Antonio Casal	Musical	Co-production with Argentina
I'm Not Mata Hari	Benito Perojo	Niní Marshall, Virgílio Teixeira	Comedy
In a Corner of Spain	Jerónimo Mihura	Carlos Agostí, Juan de Landa	Drama
Just Any Woman	Rafael Gil	María Félix, António Vilar	Drama
A Man on the Road	Manuel Mur Oti	Ana Mariscal, Matilde Artero	Drama
My Beloved Juan	Jerónimo Mihura	Conchita Montes, Juan de Landa, Conrado San Martín	Comedy	Based on Miguel Mihura's famous play and written by himself
Ninety Minutes	Antonio del Amo	Nani Fernández, Enrique Guitart	Drama
Rumbo	Ramón Torrado	Paquita Rico, Julia Lajos	Drama	Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival
They Always Return at Dawn	Jerónimo Mihura	Julio Peña, María Martín	Drama
Wings of Youth	Antonio del Amo	António Vilar, Carlos Muñoz	Drama

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