Los tres berretines

Los tres berretines
Directed by John Alton, José Guerrico, Ladislao Kish, Luis Romero Carranza, Enrique Telémaco Susini
Produced by Raúl Orzábal Quintana
Written by Nicolás de las Llanderas, Arnaldo Malfatti
Starring Luis Arata, Luis Sandrini, Luisa Vehil
Music by Enrique Delfino "Delfy"
Cinematography John Alton
Edited by Francisco Múgica
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Running time
65 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

Los tres berretines (The Three Whims) is a 1933 Argentine black and white comedy film, the first film made by the newly formed Lumiton film studio, and one of the first sound films made in Argentina. It was a great success and launched the film career of the comedian Luis Sandrini.

Production

Los tres berretines was directed by Enrique Telémaco Susini and starring the local actors Luis Sandrini and Luisa Vehil.[1][2] The American cinematographer John Alton was not credited but may have played an important role in direction and cinematography.[3] Los tres berretines was based on a hit play of the same name, in which the circus performer and actor Luis Sandrini played Eusebio, a brother with a dream of becoming a famous tango composer. Lumiton expanded his role in the film version.[4] Los tres berretines was released on 19 May 1933 in the Ástor in Buenos Aires.[1] It was the second Argentine film with an optical soundtrack. The first was ¡Tango!, released the week before.[5]

Synopsis

The film has traditional popular melodrama plot elements, and includes performances of tango songs.[6] It depicts a family whose members are obsessed with the three national berretines (interests or hobbies) of tango, football and cinema.[7] (In the play the last berretín was radio.).[8] The family is middle class and makes its living from a hardware store. The father complains that the hobbies lead the family to neglect business. In the end, the father himself succumbs to all three hobbies.[8]

Reception

The film, which cost 18,000 pesos to produce, earned over one million.[1] Sandrini's performance made him the first local cinema star.[7]

Full cast

The full cast was:[9]

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