La Torre de los Siete Jorobados is a 1944

1944 in film

The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....

 Spanish

Spain

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 mystery film

Mystery film

Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...

 directed by Edgar Neville

Edgar Neville

Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the Generation of '27....

. It is based on a novel by Emilio Carrere.

Plot summary

In 19th century Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

 a young man plays roulette

Roulette

Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....

. A mysterious character helps him by pointing with his walking stick the next number where the ball is going to fall. The protagonist is the only one able to see him. The mysterious man turn out to be the ghost of an archaeologist and ask the young man to defend his daughter from a gang of hunchbacks.

Cast

• Antonio Casal
  Antonio Casal
  Antonio Casal Rivadulla was a Spanish film actor.He appeared in over 50 films between 1941 and his death in 1974.-Selected filmography:- External links :...
  
   ... Basilio Beltrán
• Isabel de Pomés
  Isabel de Pomés
  Isabel de Pomés was a classic Spanish film actress and one of the leading ladies in Spanish cinema of the 1940s and 1950s.She appeared in over 30 films between 1941 and 1965.-Selected filmography:...
  
   ... Inés
• Guillermo Marín
  Guillermo Marín
  Guillermo Marín was a classic Spanish film and theater of the 1930s La flauta de bartolo and the 1940sactor and one of the leading men in Spanish cinema of the 1940s, and in stages in the 50s....
  
   ... Doctor Sabatino
• Félix de Pomés
  Félix de Pomés
  Félix de Pomés was a Spanish fencer and film actor. He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. Later, he appeared in 72 films between 1928 and 1967.-Selected filmography:...
  
   ... Don Robinson de Mantua
• Julia Lajos
  Julia Lajos
  Julia Lajos was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in 51 films between 1926 and 1963.-Selected filmography:* La vida empieza a medianoche * La Torre de los Siete Jorobados * Rumbo...
  
   ... Madre de la 'Bella Medusa'
• Julia Pachelo ... Braulia
• Manolita Morán ... La 'Bella Medusa'
• Antonio Riquelme
  Antonio Riquelme
  Antonio Riquelme was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in over 140 films between 1911 and 1967.-Selected filmography:* Ella, él y sus millones * La Torre de los Siete Jorobados...
  
   ... Don Zacarías
• José Franco... Espectro de Napoleón
• Manuel Miranda
• Emilio Barta
• Antonio L. Estrada
• Luis Ballester
• Luis Latorre
• Rosario Royo
• Julián García
• Francisco Zabala
• Natalia Daina
• Carmen García
• José Arias
• Antonio Zaballos