The Phantom Lady
- Released on
- Runtime
- 101 mins
The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully crafted comedy of errors, based on the 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The most ambitious production of Estudios San Miguel, it was brought to the screen mostly by Spaniards exiled in Argentina as a result of the Civil War.
The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully crafted comedy of errors, based on the 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The most ambitious production of Estudios San Miguel, it was brought to the screen mostly by Spaniards exiled in Argentina as a result of the Civil War.
Cast
- Delia Garcés
- Enrique Diosdado
- Antonia Herrero
- Manuel Collado
- Helena Cortesina
- Paquita Garzón
- Andrés Mejuto
- Amalia Sánchez Ariño
- Francisco López Silva
- Alberto Contreras
- Alejandro Maximino
- José Castro
- Pedro Codina
- Consuelo Abad
- Manuel Díaz de la Haza
- Antonio Martiáñez
- Ernesto Vilches
- Fulvio Galimi
- Félix Galimi
Director
- Luis Saslavsky
