POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 102: FERNANDO POE, MONA LISA, FERNANDO ROYO, LUNINGNING, BIMBO DANAO, ARMANDO CRIS, CRIS DE VERA IN "SAGUR" (1949)/ UPDATED

"Sagur"
X'otic
Release Date: June 9- 19, 1949/Life
Direction Mar I. Esmeralda
Cast Fernando Poe, Mona Lisa, Fernando Royo, Luningning, Bimbo Danao, Armando Cris, Cris de Vera

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 167: MONA LISA, FERNANDO ROYO, LUNINGNING, BIMBO DANAO, AND INTRODUCING CAROL VARGA, WITH PERLA SOLIMAN, ARMANDO CRIS, CRIS DE VERA, JOSE TRONI, TOTOY TORRENTE, OSCAR OBLIGACION, PEDRO FAUSTINO IN "SIYUDAD SA ILALIM NG LUPA" (1949)/ UPDATED

"Siyudad sa Ilalim ng Lupa" (1949)

X'Otic Films
(Made by Movietec)

Release Date April 21, 1949/ Life

Story Fausto Gonzales

Arranger Luis Calasanz

Music Josefino Cenizal

Direction Carlos Vander Tolosa

Cast Mona Lisa, Fernando Royo, Luningning, Bimbo Danao/ Also Starring Perla Soliman, Armando Cris, Cris de Vera/ Co-starring Jose Troni, Totoy Torrente, Oscar Obligacion, Matty Torres, Manuel barbeyto, Pedro Faustino, Julio Gonzales/ Introducing Carol Varga

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 46: REYNALDO DANTE, LUNINGNING, QUIEL SEGOVIA, PACITA DEL RIO, WITH GREGORIO TICMAN, NATY BERNARDO, BATOTOY IN "KASALANAN KAYA" (1947)

"Kasalanan Kaya" (1947)
Fernando Poe Productions/ Palaris Films
Release Date: 1947/Illusion and Scala
Music Tito Arevalo
Director Davao Santiago
Cast Reynaldo Dante, Luningning, Quiel Segovia, Pacita del Rio, Gregorio Ticman, Naty Bernardo, Batotoy

MORE ON PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: LUNINGNING, SERAFIN GARCIA, WITH PATRING CARVAJAL, NENA SERRANO, MARTINA JIMENEZ, JOSE TRONI, MANUEL ELORIAGA, ARMANDO CRIS, SALVADOR ZARAGOZA, JOSE CRIS SOTO, BAYANI CASIMIRO IN "HALIMAW" (1941)/ UPDATED

 "Halimaw" (1941)

X-Otic Films

Release Date August 19- 27, 1941/ Dalisay 

Direction Tor Villano

Cast Luningning, Serafin Garcia, Patring Carvajal, Nena Serrano, Martina Jimenez, Jose Troni, Manuel Eloriaga, Armando Cris, Salvador Zaragosa, Jose Cris Soto, Bayani Casimiro

Image courtesy of Pinoy Kollektor

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MORE ON PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: FERNANDO POE AND LUCITA GOYENA IN "DALAGANG PILIPINA" (1940)

"Dalagang Pilipina" (1940)

X'otic Films

Release Date May 29- June 6, 1940/ Metropolitan

Story Fausto Galauran

Direction Eduardo Castro

Cast Fernando Poe, Lucita Goyena, Manuel Eloriaga, Cecilio Joaquin, Luningning, Domingo Principe, Sonia Reyes, Jose Troni, Martina Jimenez, Antonia Santos

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MORE ON PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: FERNANDO POE, LUCITA GOYENA, LUNINGNING, SERAFIN GARCIA, WITH PRECIOSO PALMA, BEN RUBIO, CECILIO JOAQUIN, ROLANDO LIWANAG, MARTINA JIMENEZ IN "BIYAK NA BATO" (1939)

"Biyak na Bato" (1939)

X-Otic Films

Release Date Dec. 30, 1939- Jan. 9, 1940/ Metropolitan

Story Dr. Fausto Galauran 

Direction Jose Nepomuceno 

Cast Fernando Poe, Lucita Goyena, Luningning, Serafin Garcia, Precioso Palma, Cecilio Joaquin, Rolando Liwanag, Martina Jimenez, Juanito Lazaga, Matty Torres, Pedro Martinez, Andres Cetenero

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"Movie flyers have been used by theater owners as promotional ads to drum up business for movies. They would print them up from materials provided by the studio, adding information on local screening times and locations. Although they were cheaply produced, many of the flyers were quite nicely designed and are now considered highly collectibles. In many cases the original films have been lost, making the surviving flyers the only visual record of numerous movies."

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 92: MANUEL CONDE, ELVIRA REYES, LUNINGNING, FRANKIE GORDON IN "PRINSIPE PARIS" (1949)/ UPDATED

"Prinsipe Paris"
Manuel Conde Productions
Release Date: August 23- September 8, 1949/Dalisay
Music Pastor de Jesus
Story Clodualdo del Mundo
Direction Horace CurryCast Manuel Conde, Elvira Reyes, Luningning, Frankie Gordon, Jose Villafranca, Juan Urbano, Alfredo Penalosa, Ely Nakpil, Ric Bustamante, Oscar Sandoval, Noche Twins, Horace Curry, Topy Urbano, Tony Cruz, Caridad Penalosa, Ben Casitllo, Francisco Carel, Bert Intal, Manuel Conde, Jr.

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 170: FERNANDO POE, LUNINGNING, FERNANDO ROYO, MONA LISA, BIMBO DANAO, CAROL VARGA IN "THE 13TH SULTAN" (1949)

"The 13th Sultan" (1949)

X-Otic Productions

(Made by Movietec)

Release Date  September 23- 28, 1949/ Times

Direction Eduardo de Castro

Cast Fernando Poe, Luningning, Fernando Royo, Mona Lisa, Bimbo Danao, Carol Varga, Gil de Leon, Cris de Vera/ Featuring Berting Labra (the 'Sabu' of the Philippines)

Mona Lisa

Do you know that the DVD copy of "Forbidden Women" is a combination of  "Sagur" and "The 13th Sultan, both released theatrically in 1949. It was spliced and re-edited and came out with a new title, "Forbidden Women."

Film clips

Fernando Poe, Sr.

Mona Lisa and Fernando Royo

Berting Labra

Fernando Poe, Sr. and Fernando Royo

(screencaps from the Dvd copy)

THE FIFTIES # 68: CARMEN ROSALES, DANILO MONTES & LUNINGNING IN "ANAK KO...!" (1951)

"Anak Ko...!"
Royal Productions
Release Date March 31, 1951/ Rialto
Music Constancio de Guzman
Direction Fernando Poe
Cast Carmen Rosales, Danilo Montes, Luningning, Manuel Ubaldo, Mila Nimfa

THE FIFTIES # 38: LUNINGNING & REYNALDO DANTE IN "TUBIG NA HINUGASAN" (1950)

"Tubig na Hinugasan"
Quezon Memorial Pictures
Release Date: May 6-15, 1950/ Dalisay
Story Teodoro Virrey
Music Constancio de Guzman
Direction Paquito Bolero
Cast Luningning, Reynaldo Dante, Pacita Francisco, Domingo Principe, Sonia Reyes, Ben Rubio

THE FIFTIES # 4: MANUEL CONDE, ELVIRA REYES, LUNINGNING, JOSE VILLAFRANCA IN " SIETE INFANTES DE LARA" (1950)

"7 Infantes de Lara"
Manuel Conde Productions
Release Date: April 17- 24, 1950/ Rialto
Direction Manuel CondeCast Manuel Conde, Elvira Reyes, Luningning, Jose Villafranca, Rolando Liwanag, Ely Nakpil, Africa de la Rosa, Andres Centenera, Cecilio Joaquin, Isa Rino, Nick Bustamante & Gracita Dominguez and the Siete Infantes de Lara