THE WAR YEARS (1942- 1945): LEOPOLDO SALCEDO, ESTER MAGALONA, CARLOS PADILLA, DEANA PRIETO, ROLANDO LIWANAG, MARY WALTER, TEDDY ALIERMO, LILIAN LEONARDO, CECILIO JOAQUIN, EDDIE INFANTE, MANUEL ELORIAGA, JUAN RODRIGUEZ, RAMONA PALMA, RAMON ROY, JOSE LUZ BERNARDO, NITA CARMONA, NARDO ZAMORA, JOSE MAXIMO IN "PRINCIPE TEÑOSO" (1942)

In a videotaped interview, Manuel Conde recounted the problems of shooting "Principe Teñoso." There was a scarcity of film stock as the local Kodak store had been looted by the rig-drivers of Binondo. However, they were able to salvage a few rolls from the stables. There was also severe film censorship. The Japanese demanded that every form of entertainment--- movies as well as stage plays and vaudeville---carried some form of Japanese propaganda. Conde’s problem was that there were no Japanese during the time of Principe Teñoso. How could you inject propaganda in a 19th century setting? He finally solved it by stamping the glass of milk the princess was drinking with a trademark: Made in Japan.

Source: “War and its Aftermath in Philippine Cinema by Agustin Sotto

"Principe Teñoso" (1942)

LVN Pictures, Inc.

Release Date October 3, 1942/ Ideal Theater

Music Jian Silos, Jr., Francisco Buencamino, Sr. and Jr.

Direction Manuel Conde

Cast Leopoldo Salcedo, Ester Magalona, Carlos Padilla, Deanna Prieto, Rolando Liwanag, Mary Walter, Teddy Aliermo, Lilian Leonardo, Cecilio Joaquin, Eddie Infante, Manuel Eloriaga, Juan Rodriguez, Ramona Palma, Ramon Roy, Jose Luz Bernardo, Nita Carmona, Nardo Zamora, Jose Maximo