Romeo and Juliet (1954 Argentine film)

Romeo and Juliet is a 1954 Argentine film directed by Enrique Carreras during the classical era of Argentine cinema. The screenplay was written by Rafael Beltrán, based on the plot by Miguel de Calasanz. It stars Alfredo Barbieri, Amelia Vargas, Esteban Serrador and Susana Campos and was released on March 16, 1954.

Plot

An engaged couple rents an apartment that turns out to belong to someone else.

Cast

Alfredo Barbieri
Amelia Vargas
Esteban Serrador
Susana Campos
Tito Climent
Guido Gorgatti
Domingo Márquez
Aída Villadeamigo
Enrique Lomi
Esmeralda Agoglia
Leo Bélico
Arsenio Perdiguero

Reception

Noticias Gráficas opined: "An argument that rests on equivocation, but without adding any detail that differentiates it from the innumerable number of plays that frivolous theater counts in its copious credit." Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela in their book Un diccionario de films argentinos write : "A simple comedy to take advantage of the success of the protagonist couple.".