When Women Rule
When Women Rule | |
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Directed by | Joseph P. Mawra |
Written by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | |
Production company | Producciones Alejo y Mederos |
Release date | 1951 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Cuba |
Language | Spanish |
When Women Rule (Spanish: Cuando las mujeres mandan) is a 1951 Cuban musical comedy film directed by Joseph P. Mawra and starring , and Germán Valdés.[1] The Mexican star Valdés, also known as Tin Tan, was loaned out by his Mexican studio for the film.
The soundtrack for the film was composed by Humberto Rodríguez Silva and Osvaldo Estivil.[2]
Plot[]
Two Cuban soldiers fighting in the Korean War decide to desert and steal a plane which they end up crash landing on a tropical island. They find it is a militaristic female-dominated society, and they are promptly imprisoned. After a series of adventures they eventually take part in a revolution.
Partial cast[]
- Marcelo Chávez
- Armando Orefiche
- Germán Valdés
References[]
- ^ García Osuna p.73
- ^ Osuna, Alfonso J. García (2006). The Cuban Filmography: 1897 through 2001. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 9781476605319.
Bibliography[]
- Alfonso J. García Osuna. The Cuban Filmography: 1897 through 2001. McFarland, 2003.
External links[]
Categories:
- Spanish-language films
- 1951 films
- Cuban films
- Cuban comedy films
- 1951 musical comedy films
- Films set in Korea
- Cuban musical films
- Cuban black-and-white films
- Cuban film stubs