The Great Madcap

Overview

Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.

Release date

Nov 25, 1949

Rating

7.2 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 32 minutes

Genres

Comedy

Cast

Fernando Soler
As Ramiro de la Mata
Rosario Granados
As Virginia de la Mata
Andrés Soler
As Ladislao de la Mata
Rubén Rojo
As Pablo
Gustavo Rojo
As Eduardo de la Mata
Maruja Grifell
As Milagros
Francisco Jambrina
As Gregorio de la Mata
Luis Alcoriza
As Alfredo
Antonio Bravo
As Alfonso
Antonio Monsell
No picture available
As Juan, mayordomo
María Luisa Serrano
No picture available
As Mamá de Alfredo
Daniel Arroyo
No picture available
As Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)
Ana María Hernández
No picture available
As Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)
Josefina Burgos
No picture available
As Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Ángel Infante
No picture available
As Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Carmen Cabrera
No picture available
As Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited)
José Chávez
As Prisionero (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez
No picture available
As Vecina vecindad (uncredited)
Pepe Martínez
No picture available
As (uncredited)
Juan Pulido
As (uncredited)
Nicolás Rodríguez
As Don Carmelito (uncredited)

Crew

Luis Buñuel
Role: Director
Óscar Dancigers
No picture available
Role: Producer
Fernando Soler
Role: Producer
Manuel Esperón
No picture available
Role: Original Music Composer
Ezequiel Carrasco
No picture available
Role: Director of Photography
Carlos Savage
No picture available
Role: Editor
Luis Moya
No picture available
Role: Production Design
Dario Cabañas
No picture available
Role: Set Decoration
Ana Guerrero
No picture available
Role: Makeup Artist
Juana Lepe
No picture available
Role: Hairstylist
Federico Amérigo
No picture available
Role: Production Manager
Alberto A. Ferrer
No picture available
Role: Production Manager
Moises M. Delgado
No picture available
Role: Assistant Director
Jesús González Gancy
No picture available
Role: Sound Director
Rafael Ruiz Esparza
No picture available
Role: Sound Recordist
Manuel Santaella
No picture available
Role: Camera Operator
Alberto Valenzuela
No picture available
Role: Assistant Editor
Antonio de Salazar
No picture available
Role: Administration
William W. Claridge
No picture available
Role: Other
Adolfo Torrado
No picture available
Role: Writer
Luis Alcoriza
Role: Screenplay
Janet Alcoriza
Role: Screenplay

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