Juan Torena

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Jeopardy (1953)

A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Ralph Meeker  •  Lee Aaker

A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Ralph Meeker  •  Lee Aaker

Verbena trágica (1939)

Cantabria’s second independent production was very successful in the cinemas of L.A.’s Mexican neighborhoods, although the narrative actually takes place in Spanish Harlem in New York City. On the eve of Columbus Day celebrations, the boxer Mateo returns home from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Fernando Soler  •  Luana Alcañiz  •  Juan Torena  •  Pilar Arcos

Cantabria’s second independent production was very successful in the cinemas of L.A.’s Mexican neighborhoods, although the narrative actually takes place in Spanish Harlem in New York City. On the eve of Columbus Day celebrations, the boxer Mateo returns home from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Fernando Soler  •  Luana Alcañiz  •  Juan Torena  •  Pilar Arcos

Espionage (1937)

Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the rumours of war in Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Neumann
CAST:  Edmund Lowe  •  Madge Evans  •  Paul Lukas  •  Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the rumours of war in Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Neumann
CAST:  Edmund Lowe  •  Madge Evans  •  Paul Lukas  •  Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

My Man and I (1952)

In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Ricardo Montalban  •  Wendell Corey  •  Claire Trevor

In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Ricardo Montalban  •  Wendell Corey  •  Claire Trevor

Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)

Wallaby Jim and his men have just found a valuable source of pearls in the South Pacific. But Jim's associate Norman has put the whole operation in jeopardy because of his gambling problem. Jim's unscrupulous rival Richter decides to exploit the situation by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  George Houston  •  Ruth Coleman  •  Douglas Walton  •  Wilhelm von Brincken

Wallaby Jim and his men have just found a valuable source of pearls in the South Pacific. But Jim's associate Norman has put the whole operation in jeopardy because of his gambling problem. Jim's unscrupulous rival Richter decides to exploit the situation by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  George Houston  •  Ruth Coleman  •  Douglas Walton  •  Wilhelm von Brincken

A Message to Garcia (1936)

A fiery Cuban woman guides an emissary from the U.S. president through the jungles of war-torn Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  John Boles  •  Alan Hale

A fiery Cuban woman guides an emissary from the U.S. president through the jungles of war-torn Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  John Boles  •  Alan Hale

Mis dos amores (1938)

Rita Santiago's father, Don Antonio, stubbornly refuses to give permission for her to marry Julio Bertolin, a struggling medical student, because he wants his daughter to marry a rich Brazilian. Because of this, Julio leaves medical school and determines to gain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Tito Guízar  •  Blanca de Castejón  •  Emilia Leovalli  •  Romualdo Tirado

Rita Santiago's father, Don Antonio, stubbornly refuses to give permission for her to marry Julio Bertolin, a struggling medical student, because he wants his daughter to marry a rich Brazilian. Because of this, Julio leaves medical school and determines to gain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Tito Guízar  •  Blanca de Castejón  •  Emilia Leovalli  •  Romualdo Tirado

Angelina, o El honor de un brigadier (1935)

Madrid, Spain, 1880. Angelina, daughter of the pompous Brigadier Marcial, is tempted by the womanizer Germán, who asks her to run away together, just after her boyfriend, Rodolfo, asks her to do exactly the same thing with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King  •  Miguel de Zárraga
CAST:  Rosita Díaz Gimeno  •  José Crespo  •  Enrique de Rosas  •  Julio Peña

Madrid, Spain, 1880. Angelina, daughter of the pompous Brigadier Marcial, is tempted by the womanizer Germán, who asks her to run away together, just after her boyfriend, Rodolfo, asks her to do exactly the same thing with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King  •  Miguel de Zárraga
CAST:  Rosita Díaz Gimeno  •  José Crespo  •  Enrique de Rosas  •  Julio Peña

There Were Thirteen (1931)

This is the Spanish-language version, with a different cast and crew, of the Charlie Chan film Charlie Chan Carries On, in which Charlie sets out to discover the killer of an American found dead in a London hotel room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  Juan Torena  •  Ana María Custodio  •  Rafael Calvo  •  Raul Roulien

This is the Spanish-language version, with a different cast and crew, of the Charlie Chan film Charlie Chan Carries On, in which Charlie sets out to discover the killer of an American found dead in a London hotel room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  Juan Torena  •  Ana María Custodio  •  Rafael Calvo  •  Raul Roulien

The Devil on Horseback (1936)

This musical tells the story of Campo wooing Damita from Keating with songs "So Divine," "Out of the Hills," "The Love Fiesta," "Oh Bella Mia."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur
CAST:  Lili Damita  •  Fred Keating  •  Del Campo  •  Jean Chatburn

This musical tells the story of Campo wooing Damita from Keating with songs "So Divine," "Out of the Hills," "The Love Fiesta," "Oh Bella Mia."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur
CAST:  Lili Damita  •  Fred Keating  •  Del Campo  •  Jean Chatburn

Mexicana (1945)

A Mexican crooner tries to put off fans by faking marriage to his American co-star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Tito Guízar  •  Constance Moore  •  Leo Carrillo  •  Estelita Rodriguez

A Mexican crooner tries to put off fans by faking marriage to his American co-star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Tito Guízar  •  Constance Moore  •  Leo Carrillo  •  Estelita Rodriguez

Captain Calamity (1936)

A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Reinhardt
CAST:  Marian Nixon  •  George Houston  •  Vince Barnett  •  Crane Wilbur

A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Reinhardt
CAST:  Marian Nixon  •  George Houston  •  Vince Barnett  •  Crane Wilbur

American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)

American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Micheline Presle  •  Tom Ewell  •  Robert Patten

American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Micheline Presle  •  Tom Ewell  •  Robert Patten

Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)

Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of suspects is responsible for two sudden deaths, which the authorities at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert J. Biberman
CAST:  Edward Arnold  •  Lionel Stander  •  Dennie Moore  •  Victor Jory

Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of suspects is responsible for two sudden deaths, which the authorities at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert J. Biberman
CAST:  Edward Arnold  •  Lionel Stander  •  Dennie Moore  •  Victor Jory

It Happened in Havana (1938)

Wicked man seduces an innocent country girl into a life of degradation and nightclubs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Peón
CAST:  Rita Montaner  •  Luana Alcañiz  •  Juan Torena  •  Carlos Orellana

Wicked man seduces an innocent country girl into a life of degradation and nightclubs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Peón
CAST:  Rita Montaner  •  Luana Alcañiz  •  Juan Torena  •  Carlos Orellana

The Gay Caballero (1932)

Football star Ted Radcliffe goes west to manage an inherited cattle ranch. Empire builder and cattle thief Don Paco is hounded by El Coyote (who is really Don Bob) who now has a partner in Ted. Unfortunately Ted is also falling love with Don Paco's daughter Adela.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Victor McLaglen  •  Conchita Montenegro  •  Linda Watkins

Football star Ted Radcliffe goes west to manage an inherited cattle ranch. Empire builder and cattle thief Don Paco is hounded by El Coyote (who is really Don Bob) who now has a partner in Ted. Unfortunately Ted is also falling love with Don Paco's daughter Adela.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Victor McLaglen  •  Conchita Montenegro  •  Linda Watkins

Storm Over the Andes (1935)

A war between Bolivia and Paraguay is the setting for the stories of flyers involved with both sides in the conflict.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Antonio Moreno  •  Mona Barrie  •  Gene Lockhart

A war between Bolivia and Paraguay is the setting for the stories of flyers involved with both sides in the conflict.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Antonio Moreno  •  Mona Barrie  •  Gene Lockhart

The Eagle's Brood (1935)

When the outlaw El Toro saves Hoppy's life, Hoppy agrees to find his missing grandson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  William Boyd  •  James Ellison  •  William Farnum  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

When the outlaw El Toro saves Hoppy's life, Hoppy agrees to find his missing grandson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  William Boyd  •  James Ellison  •  William Farnum  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

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DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur
CAST:  Fortunio Bonanova  •  Blanca de Castejón  •  Enrique de Rosas  •  Juan Torena

La vida bohemia (1938)

Based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger, and the Giacomo Puccini opera. The young, tubercular seamstress, Mimi, falls in love with the impoverished playwright, Rodolfo, but poverty takes its toll on their relationship. When Mimi meets a wealthy suitor, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Rosita Díaz Gimeno  •  Gilbert Roland  •  Miguel Ligero  •  José Crespo

Based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger, and the Giacomo Puccini opera. The young, tubercular seamstress, Mimi, falls in love with the impoverished playwright, Rodolfo, but poverty takes its toll on their relationship. When Mimi meets a wealthy suitor, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Rosita Díaz Gimeno  •  Gilbert Roland  •  Miguel Ligero  •  José Crespo
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