The Marihuana Story
1950 Argentine film
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The Marihuana Story (Spanish: Marihuana) is a 1950 Argentine film directed by León Klimovsky during the classical era of Argentine cinema. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Directed byLeón Klimovsky
Written byWilfredo Jiménez
Bernio Mason
Bernio Mason
Produced byCarmelo Vecchione
StarringPedro López Lagar and Fanny Navarro
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| Directed by | León Klimovsky |
| Written by | Wilfredo Jiménez Bernio Mason |
| Produced by | Carmelo Vecchione |
| Starring | Pedro López Lagar and Fanny Navarro |
| Cinematography | Alberto Etchebehere |
| Edited by | José Serra |
| Music by | Juan Lhert and Anatole Pietri |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The film is about how the life of a respected surgeon progressively worsens after his wife, a marijuana addict, dies.[2]
Cast
- Pedro López Lagar – Dr. Pablo Urioste
- Fanny Navarro – Marga Quiroga
- Golde Flami – Aída
- Nathán Pinzón – Sopita
- Eduardo Cuitiño – Gang Boss
- Alberto de Mendoza – Lt. DeLuca
- Gilberto Peyret – Inspector Olivera
- Roberto Durán – Diego
- Héctor Quintanilla – Chevrolet
- Pilar Gómez – Amelia
- Angel Prio
- Cecilia Ingenieros
- Elsa Márquez
- Juan Carrara
- Jesús Pampín – Hombre en congreso
- Alberto Rinaldi
- Alberto Barcel – Dr, Piñeyro
- Warly Ceriani – Director
- Mauricio Espósito
- Leticia Lando
- Gloria Castilla
- Domingo Mania – Dr. Portal
- Juan Fava
- Adolfo Laurie
- China Navarro
- Osvaldo Cabrera
- Rafael Diserio – Dueno de boite
- Jorge Villoldo – Portero
- Alfredo Almanza
Production
The relative financial success of the American exploitation film She Shoulda Said 'No'! (1949), a morality tale involving the use of marijuana, prompted producers in 1951 to import The Marihuana Story from Argentina.[3]
