Bound for Cairo

Bound for Cairo (Spanish: Rumbo al Cairo) is a 1935 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Miguel Ligero and María del Carmen Merino.^[1] The film was produced by the largest Spanish company Cifesa, and was patterned after successful Hollywood films of the same kind. It has been described as one of the most accomplished Spanish films of the period.^[2] The journey of the title ends happily in Majorca, some way short of the intended destination of Cairo.^[3]

Directed byBenito Perojo

Written byAlfredo Miralles
Edgar Neville
Benito Perojo

StarringMiguel Ligero
María del Carmen Merino
Rafael Calvo

CinematographyTamás Keményffy
Fred Mandel
Tony Quemently

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Bound for Cairo
Directed by	Benito Perojo
Written by	Alfredo Miralles Edgar Neville Benito Perojo
Starring	Miguel Ligero María del Carmen Merino Rafael Calvo
Cinematography	Tamás Keményffy Fred Mandel Tony Quemently
Music by	Jacinto Guerrero
Production company	Cifesa
Distributed by	Cifesa
Release date	1935 (1935)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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