MORE ON PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: MILA DEL SOL, LEOPOLDO SALCEDO, CARLOS PADILLA IN "HIYAS NG DAGAT" (1941): A FILM BY MANUEL CONDE

Manuel Conde's third film, LVN's Hiyas ng Dagat dramatized "the carefree lives of people who depend on the sea for a living." It was the "story of five young people--- two simple-minded sea folks and three wordly wise townfolks." For Hiyas ng Dagat, Conde was named best director of 1941.

"Hiyas ng Dagat" (1941)
LVN Pictures
Release Date: January 16-23, 1941/ Grand Theater
Screenplay Carlos Vander Tolosa
Music Manuel Silos, Jr.
Director Manuel Conde
Cast Mila del Sol, Leopoldo Salcedo, Carlos Padilla, Fred Cortes, Ester Magalona, Tina Loy, Precioso Palma, Gregorio Ticman, Amelita Sol, Eduardo Infante, Nardo Zamora, Amador ALegre


Source: The Cinema of Manuel Conde by Nicanor Tiongson