Don't Ever Open That Door

Don't Ever Open That Door (Spanish:No abras nunca esa puerta) is a 1952 Argentine thriller film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Ángel Magana, Roberto Escalada and Norma Giménez.[1] It is a film noir in two separate episodes, both based on short stories by Cornell Woolrich.

Don't Ever Open That Door
Angel Magaña in the film.
Directed byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Written byCornell Woolrich (stories)
Alejandro Casona
StarringÁngel Magana
Roberto Escalada
Norma Giménez
CinematographyPablo Tabernero
Edited byJosé Gallego
Music byJulián Bautista
Production
company
Release date
1952
Running time
85 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gori Muñoz.

In 2022, it was included in the list of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema at number 45, a poll organized by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[2]

Plot

Cast

  • Ángel Magana
  • Roberto Escalada
  • Ilde Pirovano
  • Nicolás Fregues
  • Arnoldo Chamot as Camarero
  • Carlos D'Agostino as Relator radial
  • Diana de Córdoba
  • Rafael Diserio
  • Renée Dumas
  • Pedro Fiorito
  • Norma Giménez
  • Rosa Martín
  • Luis Mora
  • Percival Murray as Policia
  • Luis Otero
  • Alberto Quiles
  • Orestes Soriani as Gerente de banco


References

  1. Spicer p.437
  2. "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

Bibliography

  • Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.


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