The Phantom Lady

Romance · 1945Btl

The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully crafted comedy of errors, based on the 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The most ambitious production of Estudios San Miguel, it was brought to the screen mostly by Spaniards exiled in Argentina as a result of the Civil War.

Starring

Delia Garcés, Luis Saslavsky, Enrique Diosdado, Gori Muñoz, Rafael Alberti, Antonia Herrero, Manuel Collado, Manuel Collado, Julián Bautista, Helena Cortesina, Alberto de Mendoza, Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Director

Luis Saslavsky