A realistic picturization of human strife, "Dugong Hinugasan" throbs to the rapid pulsation of blood, grips with the naked claws of life, is at once beautiful and ugly, tender and cruel. It is overflowing with the red stuff of life. In order to bring forth all the dramatic elements in the original Teodoro Virrey novel, Filippine Films studded the production with true and tested stars, foremost among them being Alma Bella, Tor Villano. Salvador Zaragoza and Pedro Faustino. Miss Bella, everybody knows, is next only in dramatic capacity to Rosa del Rosario, and easily superior to all other actresses in the local film firmament.
Tor Villano, the youngest director in the Philippines who gave you "Ilaw ng Langit" and "Ligaw m Bituin." took time out from his directorial duties and gave it to the moulding and shaping of a character that is destined to be the most talked about even after many years will have passed---that of Enchong, scarred face, righteous, cruel and brave gang leader. Salvador Zaragoza, as Diego the good-for-nothing husband of Miss Bella, adds another leaf to his laurel of remarkable screen characterizations.
The story presents a boy who is stolen from his parents during the cradle days, grows up in the midst of plenty and decency, becomes a judge and then meets his father when the latter, who has been living a life of crime all the time, is tried before him and sentenced to die.
(The Tribune, June 30, 1938)
"Dugong Hinugasan" (1938)
Filippine Films
Release Date July 7, 1938/ Fox Theater
Story Teodoro Virrey
Direction Cecilio R. Joaquin
Cast Alma Bella, Ricardo de Sotto, Salvador Zaragoza, Corazon Noble, Tor Villano, Pedro Faustino
No comments:
Post a Comment