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The Newlywed Wants a House

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The Newlywed Wants a House
Directed byGilberto Martínez Solares
Written byBaltasar Fernández Cué
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Based onToo Many Cooks by Frank Craven
Produced byJosé M. Noriega
StarringMaría Elena Marqués
Rafael Baledón
Malú Gatica
CinematographyAgustín Martínez Solares
Edited byJorge Bustos
Music byGonzalo Curiel
Production
company
Ramex Films
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures de México
Release date
  • 25 December 1948 (1948-12-25)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Newlywed Wants a House (Spanish: El casado casa quiere) is a 1948 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring María Elena Marqués, Rafael Baledón and Malú Gatica.[1] [2] It was part of a scheme by RKO Pictures to remake some of their older works in Mexico. It is a remake of the 1931 film Too Many Cooks, itself based on an earlier play by Frank Craven. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.

Synopsis

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Carlos Rivas draws his savings out of the bank to build his ideal house for himself and his fiancée Alicia. However he soon finds his plans interfered in by friends and her large family.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Riera p.132
  2. ^ Jacobson p.95

Bibliography

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  • Jacobson, Brian R. (ed.) In the Studio: Visual Creation and Its Material Environments. University of California Press, 2020.
  • Riera, Emilio García. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1946–1948. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992.
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