Traces of Light (Spanish: Huella de luz) is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil on his directing debut. It is based on a novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez.

Plot

Octavio Saldaña is a poor young dreamer who lives with his elderly mother and is an office worker at Manufacturas Sánchez-Bey. Mr. Bey rewards Octavio for his work by inviting him to spend a few days at a spa. There Octavio meets Lelly, daughter of a cloth manufacture, and to impress her he decides to pass himself off as a millionaire.

Cast

  • Isabel de Pomés as Lelly Medina
  • Antonio Casal as Octavio Saldaña
  • Juan Espantaleón as Sánchez Bey
  • Camino Garrigó as Madre de Octavio
  • Juan Calvo as Mike
  • Fernando Freyre de Andrade as Moke
  • Mary Delgado as Rosario
  • Nicolás D. Perchicot as Mayordomo
  • Ramón Martori as Medina
  • Julio Infiesta as Jacobito
  • José Prada as Cañete
  • Alejandro Nolla as Gerente del hotel
  • Ana María Campoy as Isabel
  • Francisco Hernández as Don Eduardo
  • Joaquín Torréns as Conserje
  • Fernando Porredón as Emilio

Bibliography

  • Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). . Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.

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