THE FIFTIES # 356: RITA GOMEZ AND EDDIE ARENAS IN MARS RAVELO'S "KONTRA PARTIDO" (1956)

"Kontra Partido" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date May 19-28, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Mars Ravelo

Serialized in Hiwaga Komiks

Direction Octavio Silos

Cast Rita Gomez, Eddie Arenas, Tolindoy, Pablo Guevarra, Nori Dalisay, Lydia Correz, Carmelita Isidro, Rod Navarro, Aruray, Boy Planas, Nelly Baylon, Leleng Isla, Priscilla Concepcion, Pacita Arana

THE FIFTIES # 355: JOHNNY MONTEIRO, CELIA FUENTES, TEODY BELARMINO IN "PRINSESA NG KAGUBATAN" (1956)

"Prinsesa ng Kagubatan" (1956)

Everlasting Pictures

Release Date May 16-23, 1956/ Center

Music Tito Arevalo

Screenplay and Direction Ding M. de Jesus

Cast Johnny Monteiro, Celia Fuentes, Teody Belarmino, Ruben Rustia, Joe Sison, Lito Anzures, Jaime Vargas, Roberto Dantes, Ric Bustamante, Mario Escudero/ Introducing Elsa Gallego

THE FIFTIES # 354: DANILO MONTES AND CYNTHIA ZAMORA IN "HENERAL PAUA" (1956)

"Heneral Paua" (1956)

Larry Santiago Productions

Released thru Premiere Productions, Inc.

Release Date May 9-18, 1956/ Dalisay

Direction Felix Villar

Cast Danilo Montes, Cynthia Zamora, Ramon D'Salva/ Guests- Reynaldo Danye, Teody Belarmino, Ben Perez, Rodolfo Ruiz

THE FIFTIES # 353: MARIO MONTENEGRO AND CHARITO SOLIS IN "ULILANG BITUIN" (1956)

 "Ulillang Bituin" (1956)

LVN Pictures

Release Date April 29- May 8, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Luz Del Mundo

Serialized in Bulaklak and Alimyon Magazines

Direction Susana C. de Guzman

Cast Mario Montenegro and Charito Solis

THE FIFTIES # 352: LEOPOLDO SALCEDO, BEN PEREZ IN GERARDO DE LEON'S "SAIGON"(1956)

"Saigon" (1956)

Lebran Productions

Release Date April 18-25, 1956/ Dalisay

Story and Screenplay Cesar Amigo

Music Tito Arevalo

Direction Gerardo de Leon

Cast Leopoldo Salcedo, Ben Perez, Cristina Pacheco, Khank Ngoc (of Vietnam)

THE FIFTIES # 351: AN ALL-STAR CAST IN "4 NA KASAYSAYANG GINTO" (1956)

"4 na Kasaysayang Ginto" (1956)

People's Pictures

Released thru Premiere Productions, Inc.

Release Date April 14-23, 1956/ Life

4 Episodes

Episode 1: "Ngayon at Kailan Man"

Direction Teodorico C. Santos

Cast Rogelio de la Rosa, Pancho Magalona, Corazon Rivas, Cynthia Zamora

Episode 2:  "30 Sandali"

Direction Cirio H. Santiago

Cast Arsenia Francisco, Danilo Montes, Lauro Delgado, Ruben Rustia

Episode 3: "Luis Sacramento"

Direction Cesar Gallardo

Cast Jose Padilla, Jr., Efren Reyes, Edna Luna, Jose Romulo, Carol Varga, Ramon D'Salva, Lopito, Vicente Liwanag

Episode 4: "Hating Gabi"

Direction Gerardo de Leon

Cast Leopoldo Salcedo, Anita Linda, Eduardo del Mar, Olivia Cenizal

THE FIFTIES # 350: FRED MONTILLA AND RITA GOMEZ IN MARS RAVELO'S "VIA DOLOROSA" (1956)

"Via Dolorosa" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date April 9-18, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Mars Ravelo

Serialized in Espesyal Komiks

Music Dr. Rodolfo Cornejo

Direction Conrado Conde

Cast Fred Montilla, Rita Gomez, Aruray, Bella Flores, Etang Discher, Rod Navarro

THE FIFTIES # 348: ARSENIA FRANCISCO, EDDIE DEL MAR, EDNA LUNA IN "SANTA LUCIA" (1956)

"Santa Lucia" (1956)

People's Pictures

Released thru Premiere Productions, Inc.

Release Date March 10- April 8, 1956/ Dalisay

Music Ariston Avelino

Direction Teodorico C. Santos

Cast Arsenia Francisco, Eddie Del Mar, Edna Luna, Corazon Rivas, Jose Romulo, Carol Varga, Lauro Delgado, Ramon D' Salva, Ruben Rustia, Ligaya Lopez, Marisa Ibanez, Oscar Roncal, Renato Robles

THE FIFTIES # 347: PARALUMAN, OSCAR MORENO, RAMON REVILLA AND DAISY ROMUALDEZ AS "BABALU" (1956)

"Babalu" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date March 27- April 3, 1956/ Life
Story Pablo S. Gomez
Serialized in Hiwaga Komiks

Direction Octavio Silos

Cast Paraluman, Oscar Moreno, Ramon Revilla, Van de Leon and Daisy Romualdez in the title role

THE FIFTIES # 346: ROSA ROSAL AND TONY SANTOS IN LAMBERTO V. AVELLANA'S "ANAK DALITA" (1956)

"Anak Dalita" (1956)

LVN Pictures

Release Date March 20- 29, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Rolf Bayer

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Direction Lamberto V. Avellana

Cast Rosa Rosal, Tony Santos, Vic Silayan, Jose de Cordova, Leroy Salvador, Alfonso Carvajal, Oscar Keese, Johnny Reyes/ Introducing Vic Bacani

THE FIFTIES # 345: GLORIA ROMERO, LUIS GONZALES, DOLPHY, NORMA VALES IN "VACACIONISTA" (1956)

"Vacacionista" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date March 15-24, 1956/ Life

Music Danny Holmsen

Direction Mar S. Torres

Cast Gloria Romero, Luis Gonzales, Dolphy, Norma Vales, Daisy Romualdez

THE FIFTIES # 344: GLORIA SEVILLA, AMADO CORTEZ IN "LAGABLAB SA SILANGAN (SUNSET OVER KOREA)" (1956)

"Lagablab sa Silangan (Sunset Over Korea)" (1956)

V-1 Cinema, Inc.

Released thru Victory Film Exchange

Release Date March 14-18, 1956/ Center

Story, Screenplay, Direction Constancio T. Villamar

Cast Gloria Sevilla, Amado Cortez, Rodolfo Ruiz, Mat Ranillo, Jr., Jose Villafranca, Bulaklak Tatlonghari, Victor Inza

THE FIFTIES # 343: NIDA BLANCA AND NESTOR DE VILLA IN MANUEL CONDE'S "HANDANG MATODAS" (1956)/ UPDATED

"Handang Matodas" (1956)

LVN Pictures

Release Date March 10-19, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Juan Silos, Jr.

Direction Manuel Conde

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Nita Javier, Naty Bernardo, Oscar Keese and Val Castelo

THE FIFTIES # 342: RITA GOMEZ AND RIC RODRIGO IN "SENYORITA DE KAMPANILYA" (1956)

"Senyorita de Kampanilya" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date February 29- March 9, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Clodualdo de Mundo

Serialized in Pilipino Komiks

Music Nestor Robles

Direction Jose de Villa

Cast Rita Gomez, Ric Rodrigo, Eddie Arenas, Barbara Perez, Tito Garcia, Horacio Morelos, Herminia Carranza, Ben Johnson, Manolo Noble, Aring Bautista

THE FIFTIES # 341: DELIA RAZON AND MARIO MONTNEGRO IN "ILAW SA KARIMLAN" (1956)

"Ilaw sa Karimlan" (1956)

LVN Pictures

Release Date February 24- March 4, 1956/ Life

Story Augusto G. Fuentes

Serialized in Liwayway Magazine

Music Lt. Col. A. Buenaventura

Direction Susana C. de Guzman

Cast Delia Razon, Mario Montenegro, Milagros Naval

THE FIFTIES # 340: ROGELIO DE LA ROSA, CORAZON RIVAS, JOSE ROMULO IN " EL CONDE DE MONTE CARLO" (1956)

"El Conde De Monte Carlo" (1956)

People's Pictures

Released thru Premiere Productions, Inc.

Release Date February 19-28, 1956

Direction Cesar Gallardo

Cast Rogelio de la Rosa, Corazon Rivas, Jose Romulo, Cynthia Zamora, Lauro Delgado, Ruben Rustia, Marissa Ibanez

THE FIFTIES # 339: MYRNA DELGADO, LUIS GONZALES, DOLPHY, DAISY ROMUALDEZ IN "CHABACANO" (1956)

"Chabacano" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date February 14-23, 1956/ Life

Music Pastor de Jesus 

Direction Octavio Silos

Cast Myrna Delgado, Luis Gonzales, Dolphy, Daisy Romualdez,Chichay, Zeny Zabala, Rod Navarro, Precy Ortega, Herminia Carranza, Horacio Morelos, Justina David, Manolo Noble, Patty Maceda, Apolonia Aguilar/ Introducing Barbara Perez 

THE FIFTIES # 338: CHARITO SOLIS AND LEROY SALVADOR IN "CHARITO, I LOVE YOU!" (1956)

 "Charito, I Love You" (1956)

LVN Pictures

Release Date February 9- 18, 1956/ Dalisay

Music Juan Silos, Jr.

Direction F.H. Constantino

Cast Charito Solis, Leroy Salvador, Nita Javier, Eddie San Jose

THE FIFTIES # 337: CARMEN ROSALES, ROGELIO DE LA ROSA, PARALUMAN IN "LYDIA" (1956)/ UPDATED

 

"Lydia" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date February 4- 13, 1956/ Life

Music Constancio C. de Guzman

Direction Armando Garces

Cast Carmen Rosales, Rogelio de la Rosa, Paraluman, Precy Ortega, Boy Planas, Jose de Villa, Marcela Garcia, Apolonia Aguilar, Venchito Galvez, M. Ballesteros, Santiago Duenas, Lydia Correa/ Introducing Miss Number 1 (Amalia Fuentes) and Mr. Number 1 (Juancho Gutierrez)

THE FIFTIES # 336: JOSE PADILLA, JR. AND ANITA LINDA IN "TAKYA" (1956)

"Takya" (1956)

Balatbat Productions

Released thru Premiere Productions

Release Date Febrauary 4- 10, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Artemio Marquez

Serialized in Bulaklak Magazine

Music Tony Maiquez

Direction Artemio Marquez

Cast Jose Padilla, Jr., Anita Linda, Ramon D'Salva, Elvira Reyes, Abelardo Cortes, Isa Rino

THE FIFTIES # 335: JOHNNY MONTEIRO, CELIA FUENTES, FERNANDO POE, JR. IN "BABAENG MANDARAMBONG" (1956)

The young Fernando Poe, Jr. played second lead in this 1956 action-adventure, Babaeng Mandarambong.  Johnny Monteiro, one of Philippine cinema’s finest swordsmen and Celia Fuentes, 50s Action Queen headlined this action-packed movie.

 "Babaeng Mandarambong" (1956)

Everlasting Pictures

Release Date January 30, 1956/ Dalisay

Music Tito Arevalo

Screenplay and Direction Ding M. de Jesus

Cast Johnny Monteiro, Celia Fuentes, Fernando Poe, Jr., Ruben Rustia, Joe Sison, Bruno Punzalan, Purita Alma, Lito Anzures, Lydia Resma, Roberto Dantes, Ric Bustamante, Jaime Vargas, Vicente Liwanag

THE FIFTIES # 334: EFREN REYES, OLIVIA CENIZAL, LOPITO IN "DESPERADO" (1956)

"Desperado" (1956)

People's Pictures

Released thru Premiere Productions

Release Date January 25- February 3, 1956/ Life

Story Agustin B. de la Cruz

Direction Ramon Estella

Cast Efren Reyes, Olivia Cenizal, Lopito, Ramon D' Salva, Ligaya Lopez, Jose Garcia, Max Alvarado, Bino Garcia, Tony Palomer

THE FIFTIES # 333: RITA GOMEZ AND LUIS GONZALES IN "SOCIETY GIRL" (1956)

"Society Girl" (1956)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date January 20-29, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Susana C. de Guzman

Serialized in Liwayway Magazine

Music Ariston Avelino

Direction Tony Cayado

Cast Rita Gomez, Luis Gonzales, Rosa Mia, Aruray, Nelly Baylon, Panchito Alba/ Introducing Tito Galla

THE FIFTIES # 332: JAIME DE LA ROSA AND CARMENCITA ABAD IN AVELLANA'S "NO MONEY, NO HONEY" (1956)

"No Money, No Honey" (1956)

LVN Pictures

Release Date January 15-24, 1956/ Life

Story Armando de Guzman

Music Juan Silos, Jr.

Direction Lamberto V. Avellana

Cast Jaime de la Rosa, Carmencita Abad, Jose de Cordova, Oscar Obligacion, Jose Corazon de Jesus

THE FIFTIES # 331: LILIA DIZON, JOHNNY MONTEIRO AND CELIA FUENTES IN GERARDO DE LEON'S "SIMARON" (1955)

Trivia:

The young Poe, only 16 years old, had dropped out of second year high (the farthest he got in school) to work as messenger for a film exchange at php18 a week. Some friends of his at Everlasting Studio thought of him during a scene where a knife had to hit a leaf on a tree. Knives are usually wired for such scenes; but Ronnie was called in when the director heard he could hit the target with an unwired knife. He did---and got treated to a beer blowout by the crew. Markmanship and horsemanship were what really got him into the movies. Those childhood summers in Baguio when he rode the ponies on Burnham Park, all the riding lessons he ever had, stood him in good stead when he turned movie "double." It started when lead star Lilia Dizon, who was doing Simaron (1956) with co-star Johnny Monteiro, sprained an ankle and couldn't do a riding scene. Asked to do it for her, Ronnie put on a shirt, tied on a bandana, made like a girl on a horse, and exhibited such riding skill. He became a regular stuntman at Everlasting, where he doubled in riding and other action scenes.

From the article "Batang Taquilla"

by Quijano de Manila (or Nick Joaquin)

"Simaron" (1955)

Everlasting Pictures

Release Date January 10-19, 1956/ Dalisay

Story and Screenplay Ding M. de Jesus

Music Tito Arevalo

Direction Gerardo de Leon

Cast Lilia Dizon, Johnny Monteiro, Celia Fuentes, Vicente Liwanag, Joe Sison, Bruno Punzalan, Jaime Vargas, Ding Tello, Roberto Dantes, Ric Bustamante

THE FIFTIES # 330: ANITA LINDA, EDNA LUNA, OLIVIA CENIZAL, DANILO MONTES IN "7 MARIA" (1955)

"7 Maria" (1955)

Larry Santiago Productions/ Premiere Productions

Release Date December 31, 1955- January 9, 1956/ Dalisay

Story Amado Pagsanjan

Serialized in Bulaklak Magazine

Direction Artemio Marquez

Cast Anita Linda, Edna Luna, Olivia Cenizal, Danilo Montes, Carol Varga, Lydia Resma, Lydia Antonio, Baby Zobel, Amelita Sol, Lito Anzures, Abelardo Cortes, Max Alvarado, Menggay

"MY FORBIDDEN LOVE" THE TRUTH BEHIND THE EDDIE MESA- CELIA RODRIGUEZ ROMANCE/ 1959

"I zoomed through the seven gates of happiness whenever Eddie's lips touched mine," says Celia as she narrates the aborted romance with teen idol Eddie Mesa in this article, published in the Movie Confidential, written by Celia herself as told to writer Emerson Lal. Medina.

Movie Confidential Magazine

March-April 1959

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THE FIFTIES # 329: NIDA BLANCA, NESTOR DE VILLA, NENITA VIDAL, MANDING CLARO IN "IKAW KASI" (1955)

 "Ikaw Kasi" (1955)

LVN Pictures

Release Date December 23, 1955- January 4, 1956/ Life

Music F. Buemcamino, Jr. and Juan Silos, Jr.

Story and Direction Manuel Conde

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Nenita Vidal, Manding Claro, Oscar Keese, Naty Bernardo, Jose Vergara, Mario Roldan, Pianing Vidal, Ben Castillo, Greg Urbano and Aida Carino/ Introducing Val Castelo