Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree
Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil based on a play of Enrique Jardiel Poncela and starring Amparo Rivelles and Rafael Durán and Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro.
The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón.
Plot
The film tells the story of Fernando who returns home after the death of his father. In a letter he asks her to solve the crime of a woman that occurred years ago. This leads him to come into contact with the strange inhabitants of a peculiar mansion, among whom he discovers the beautiful Mariana, with whom he falls madly in love.Cast
- Amparo Rivelles as Mariana
- Rafael Durán as Fernando
- Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro as Clotilde
- Juan Espantaleón as Edgardo
- Alberto Romea as Ezequiel
- Juan Domenech as Leoncio
- Joaquín Roa as Fermín
- José Prada as Dimas / Luis Perea
- Ana de Siria as Micaela
- Angelita Navalón as Práxedes
- Nicolás D. Perchicot as Presidente del Liceo
- Enrique Herreros as Acomodador del cine
- Mary Delgado as Julia