THE FIFTIES # 99: ANITA LINDA, DANILO MONTES, WITH PATRIA PLATA, AMPARO KARAGDAG, LOPITO, RUBEN RUSTIA, PANCHO PELAGIO IN "TATLONG KABANATA SA BUHAY KO..." (1952)/ UPDATED

 

 "Tatlong Kabanata sa Buhay Ko"

Premiere Productions, Inc

Release Date July 9- 18, 1952/ Dalisay

Direction Eddie Infante

Cast Anita Linda, Danilo Montes, Patria Plata, Amparo Karagdag, Lopito, Ruben Rustia, Pancho Pelagio

 

 



THE FIFTIES # 106: TITA DURAN AND PANCHO MAGALONA/ WITH RUDY FRANCISCO, CHICHAY, TOLINDOY, SYLVIA LA TORRE, LEONORA RUIZ IN MARS RAVELO'S "BUHAY PILIPINO" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Buhay Pilipino" (1952)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date July 4, 1952/ Life Theater
Music Pastor de Jesus and Tirso Cruz and his Manila Hotel Orchestra

Direction Olive La Torre

Cast Tita Duran, Pancho Magalona, Rudy Francisco/ Also Starring Chichay, Tolindoy, Aruray, Sylvia La Torre and Leonora Ruiz/ Supported by an All-Star Cast

THE FIFTIES # 130: AN ALL-STAR CAST- ORIGINAL RADIO AND STAGE PLAYERS IN "KUWENTONG KUTSERO" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Kuwentong Kutsero" (1952)

Dramatic Philippines

Release Date June 29- July 8, !952/ Dalisay

Music Ariston Avelino

Direction Narciso Pimentel, Jr.

Cast  An All-Star Cast- Original Radio and Stage players

THE FIFTIES # 117: DANILO MONTES, ESTER BUENAOBRA, PATRIA PLATA, RAFAEL JIMENEZ IN "SANDINO" (1952): KOMIKS SERIAL AND MOVIE ADAPTATION (1951-52)/ UPDATED

"Sandino" (1952)

M.V. Jr. Productions

Released thru Premiere Productions, Inc.

Release Date June 30, 1952/ Life

Direction Eduardo de Castro

Cast Danilo Montes, Ester Buenaobra, Patria Plata, Rafael Jimenez

From the pages of Manila Klasiks, comes this horrifying tale of a werewolf, probably a spin-off of the 1941 Hollywood horror classic, The Wolf Man. The komiks novel, titled Sandino, was created by Dominador Ad. Castillo. It was adapted into the big screen in 1952 with Danilo Montes and Ester Buenaobra in the lead roles. I remember watching Sandino in the 60s in one of those TV shows in ABS-CBN Channel 3 (remember Mga Aninong Gumagalaw and Pinilakang Tabing) featuring Tagalog movie classics. It tells of a twin, separated at birth, one a mysterious young man named Sandino (played by Danilo Montes) who would transform into a monstrous hairy creature resembling a wolf man. Sandino grew up under the care of an errand and wayward mongrel, which fed and took good care of him. He was disowned by his father thinking that the mother committed infidelity. The father wanted him kill but the servant decided to just leave him in the cemetery instead of killing him where the newly-born Sandino was found by the mongrel. 

                                                              Ika-3-na labas 

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Ika-11-na labas 

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Komiks source---
From the Private Collection of Steve Santos

THE FIFTIES # 113: OSCAR MORENO, GLORIA ROMERO, NORMA VALES, MYRNA DELGADO, WITH VAN DE LEON, JOSE DE VILLA, JUSTINA DAVID IN "MONGHITA" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Monghita" (1952)

Sampaguita Pictures, Inc.

Release Date June 9- 19, 1952/ Dalisay

Story Dr. Fausto J. Galauran

Direction Artemio Marquez

Cast Oscar Moreno, Gloria Romero, Norma Vales, Myrna Delgado/ Also starring van de Leon, Jose de Villa, Justina David, Horacio Morelos, Ricardo Mirasol, Belen Velasco, Mila Yumul, Pablo Raymundo, Ray Bautista, Jose Salameda

THE FIFTIES # 680: ARMANDO GOYENA, TESSIE QUINTANA, PRISCILLA CELLONA, WITH ALFONSO CARVAJAL, MILAGROS NAVAL, MAT RANILLO IN "ISABELITA" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Isabelita" (1952)

LVN Pictures

Release Date June 4- 13, 1952/ Life

Cast Armando Goyena, Tessie Quintana, Priscilla Cellona/ Also Starring Alfonso Carvajal, Milagros Naval and Mat Ranillo

(Image- courtesy of James de la Rosa/ Baul ni Juan)

THE FIFTIES # 116: LEILA MORENA, EDDIE DEL MAR, WITH LOPITO, ESTER BUENAOBRA, TONY TOLMAN, LEONORA RUIZ, FRANCISCO CRUZ, ISA RINO, BRUNO PUNZALAN, NELLO NAYO IN "TRUBADOR" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Trubador" (1952)

Premiere Productions

Release Date May 30- June 8, 1952/ Dalisay

Music Tony Maiquez

Direction Cesar Gallardo

Cast Leila Morena, Eddie del Mar, Lopito, Ester Buenaobra, Tony Tolman, Leonara Ruiz, Francisco Cruz, Isa Rino, Bruno Punzalan, Nello Nayo, Bino Garcia, Lito Anzures

THE FIFTIES # 111: FRED MONTILLA, ALICIA VERGEL, WITH BERT OLIVAR, PEDRO FAUSTINO, REBECCA DEL RIO, HORACIO MORELOS, EDDIE GARCIA, MARIA BALLESTEROS IN "HIRAM NA MUKHA" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Hiram na Mukha" (1952)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date May 25- June 3, 1952/ Life Theater

Story Marcial Santillan

Direction Nardo Vercudia

Cast Fred Montilla, Alicia Vergel, Bert Olivar, Pedro Faustino, Rebecca Del Rio, Horacio Morelos, Eddie Garcia, Maria Ballesteros

THE FIFTIES # 101: DELIA RAZON, MARIO MONTENEGRO, WITH MERLY FERNANDEZ, LETTY ALONSO, GIL E LEON, NATY BERNARDO, ELISEO CARVAJAL, PATSY MATEO, ETANG DISCHER IN "BOHEMIO" (1952)/ UPDATED

 

“Bohemio” (1952)
LVN Pictures
Release Date: July 17-24, 1952/ Dalisay Theater
Music  Josefino Cenizal
Direction Dr. Gregorio Fernandez
Cast Delia Razon, Mario Montenegro, Merly Fernandez, Letty Alonso, Gil de Leon, Naty Bernardo,Eliseo Carvajal, Patsy Mateo, Etang Discher, Citas Javellana, Vicky Santos, Mining Alvarez, Juanita Rodriguez

  

THE FIFTIES # 96: TESSIE AGANA (IN THE TITLE ROLE), LINDA ESTRELLA, VAN DE LEON, CHICHAY, TOLINDOY IN "KERUBIN" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Kerubin" (1952)

Sampaguita Pictures, Inc.

Release Date April 30, 1952

Serialized in Liwayway Magazine

Story Clodualdo del Mundo

Direction Octavio Silos

Cast Tessie Agana, Linda Estrella, Van de Leon, Chichay, Tolindoy

Synopsis: Kerubin (Tessie Agana), a naughty little angel makes St. Peter sore by being constantly late because of ever wandering into space even after the heavy gates of heaven are closed. So the St. Peter sends Kerubin to earth, and can only return to heaven on the condition that the angel should make a sad soul happy.

Kerubin chooses to console Anastacia (Linda Estrella). Ana is a frustrated wife who wants to be a mother. She is a devout woman, but her prayers are not answered. Her troubles assume desperate proportions when her husband (Van de Leon), tired of being a childless husband, decides to date and flirt with a scheming woman, Margarita (Bella Flores).

So Kerubin goes straight to Ana and makes her known of her heavenly mission. The naughty angel makes sad Ana a happy woman, all right, but complications follow, because the vision of Kerubin is only visible to Ana, and to her maid, Panchang (Chichay).

When the husband begins to notice the strange behavior of his wife and the maid, talking to invisible being, and similar other unexplained incidents, he tells this to Margarita who believes that Ana is getting insane, due to her frustrated desire to have a child and to the infidelity of the husband. Here’s a good chance to get rid of her, says Margarita. Send her to the asylum.

Judicial proceedings to have Ana confined begin, but the first lawyer hired by the adulterous couple, after investigating the case, turns down the job of sending Ana to the asylum, because Divinia, his wife, believes that Ana is telling the truth.

Panchang escapes Ana’s household after testifying to Ana’s insanity, because she is threatened by Ana’s husband. She takes refuge in the lawyer's house who is now convinced that Ana is not off her mind. In the meanwhile, another lawyer is hired, and during the court hearing, petitioners have all the evidence on their side. The first lawyer, Justo, in vain tries a brilliant defense. Just when everything is about lost, and the Judge is about to issue out the order of confinement, Kerubin comes into the courtroom to validate Justo’s objections and to sway the balance of justice in favor of Ana.

And that’s not enough. Back in heaven, Kerubin urges St. Peter to intercede on Ana’s behalf so that she may be given a child, one who just looks like Kerubin. Petition granted. (Source: Literary Song-Movie magazine)

THE FIFTIES # 105: PUGO AND TOGO, WITH INDAY JALANDONI, CARMENCITA PALMA, EDDIE SAN JOSE, GIL DE LEON, JOSE DE CORDOVA, CHUCHI, RAMON MONROY, PAMBOY IN "KAMBAL TUKO" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Kambal Tuko" (1952)

LVN Pictures

Release Date April 25- May 4, 1952/ Life Theater

Story Nemesio E. Caravana

Music S.S. Suarez

Direction F. H. Constantino

Cast Pugo and Togo, Inday Jalandoni,Carmencita Palma, Eddie San Jose, Gil de Leon, Jose de Cordova, Chuchi, Ramon Monroy, Pamboy, Berting Liwanag, Henry Dayao



THE FIFTIES # 685: EFREN REYES, NENA CARDENAS, ARTURO LERMA, WITH RUBEN RUSTIA, ETANG DISCHER, BELEN VELASCO IN "BAKAS NG KAHAPON" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Bakas ng Kahapon" (1952)

People's Pictures

Released thru Premiere Productions, Inc.

Release Date April 20, 1952

Cinematography Arsenio Dona

Musical Director Tony Maiquez

Assistant Director Candido Manahan

Written and Directed by Artemio Marquez

Cast Efren Reyes, Nena Cardenas, Arturo Lerma/ Also Starring Ruben Rustia, Etang Discher, Belen Velasco/ with Lito Anzures, Reny Unate, Duel Morelos, Venchito Galvez, Barang/ Introducing Anita Soler, Milagros Yumul

THE FIFTIES # 100: CESAR RAMIREZ, GLORIA ROMERO, WITH ARURAY, TONY CAYADO, TOTOY TORRENTE, PEDRO FAUSTINO, DOLORES CRESCINI IN "PALASIG" (1952)/ UPDATED

 

"Palasig"

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date April 15-24, 1952/ Life

Serialized in Liwayway Magazine

Story Francisco V. Coching

Direction Artemio B. Tecson

Cast Cesar Ramirez, Gloria Romero, Aruray, Tony Cayado, Totoy Torrente, Pedro Faustino, Dolores Crescini

Synopsis: A sultan, on a pleasure trip, came to Manila where he meets a pretty girl whom he falls in love. They become engaged and they are making preparation for marriage when the Sultan is called by an urgent business to sail abroad. The girl who is left behind, thinking that he would not come back and fearing that she would be the object of sneers in the social group to which she belongs, marries another before the child she carries in her womb would begin to show.

After a time, however, the Sultan comes back, makes discreet inquiries and finds out what happened to his former sweetheart. Believing that the child is really his, he orders his aide, Dampilan, to kidnap the child which Dampilan does while the parents are away from home. The Sultan comes back to his sultanate, but keeps the presence of the child a secret to his people, until one day he decides to let them know about it. The revelation is not welcome by his people, especially by Datu Balawis, his brother, who is now deprived of his succession right to the Sultanate by virtue of the presence of the child-heir who is named Palasig (Cesar Ramirez). Balawis plots to kill Palasig, but the child is ably defended by Dampilan, a loyal follower of the Sultan. But in one of his attempts to overthrow the Sultan, the latter is killed. Through the intervention of Dampilan, however, the child assumes the throne of his father.

The mother, in the meantime, thinking that her child was dead, adopts another and names her Florinda (Gloria Romero). Palasig all the while grows up into manhood and gives up the idea of seeing again his mother, inasmuch as she has not done anything to rescue him. He trains himself to be fit to honor his father’s throne. After some years, Florinda and her adopted Father, while on a trip to the south, fall prey to a group of Moro sea raiders. Florinda falls a captive to Datu Balawis group. When Palasig meets Florinda, he frees her and this leads to a feud between the two until Balawis is killed. It is clear that Palasig is in love with Florinda, and when he announces that he would marry her, the Sultan’s people repudiate his choice because the bride he has chosen is a Christian. Led by the council of panditas or Moro priests, even Dampilan, his loyal friend turns against Palasig. What happens henceforth is anybody’s guess. (Source: Literary Song-Movie Magazine)

 

Cesar Ramirez and Gloria Romero in "Palasig" (1952)

THE FIFTIES # 124: CELIA FLOR, MARIO MONTENEGRO, ROSA ROSAL, WITH TONY ARNALDO, MARIA CRISTINA, PATSY MATEO, ANITA SERRANO, MINDA MIRANDA IN "CORRECCIONAL" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Correccional" (1952)

LVN Pictures

Release Date April 10- 19, 1952/ Dalisay

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Story and Direction Susana C, de Guzman

Cast Celia Flor, Mario Montenegro, Rosa Rosal, Tony Arnaldo, Maria Cristina, Patsy Mateo, Anita Serrano, Minda Miranda

Synopsis: The forthcoming wedding of Norma (Celia Flor) and Armando (Mario Montenegro), a young lawyer, was supposed to be a great and wonderful event for the two, but everything went haywire. Perhaps, it was because the bride tried on her bride gown, and that’s bad luck, according to a popular belief.

Salome (Rosa Rosal), Armando’s client, was hosting a birthday party. She is married to Don Julio (Tony Arnaldo), much older than her. However, Salome is in love with Armando, the same way with Don Julio to Norma.

During the party, the scheming Salome slips a pill into Norma’s drink which makes the latter dizzy and unknowingly went into the bedroom to sleep. Don Julio follows her and starts to take advances. Then, enters Salome with Armando in tow into the room and found the two in a scandalous position.

Despite pleas from Norma, Armando calls off the engagement. Salome, on the other hand, demands separation from her husband and monetary settlement. In one of the bitter confrontations between the couple, Salome stabbed and killed Don Julio. Norma, at that time, went to see Don Julio to clear her name, only to find him dead with a letter opener stuck in his body. Salome comes out from behind shouting murder and the two househelps seeing Norma holding the bloody weapon. Evidences point to Norma as the guilty person and is sentenced to a prison term at the Correccional, where her own mother is the Superintendent.

The mother believes firmly in her daughter's innocence, and she wants justice done, so she resigns her position and begins to take steps to vindicate her daughter. The mother confronts Salome, threatens her with a gun if she does not clear out her daughter, but in the scuffle that ensues, the gun goes off killing Norma’s mother. Salome is found guilty of murder and committed at the Correccional. There, she meets Norma.

The hatred between the two flares up into a first class cat-fighting, as a result of which they are placed in solitary confinement. Norma begins to work on the nerves of the guilty Salome by mentioning to her that her husband's soul and the soul of Norma’s mother will haunt her. Salome could no longer stand it and decides to sign a written confession clearing Norma.

The good news spreads out, and Armando who has been making moves to win back Norma for some time, is happy enough to welcome his sweetheart into his arms.

 

Armando (Mario Montenegro) and Norma (Celia Flor) ironing out their forthcoming wedding

Salome (Rosa Rosal), with husband, Don Julio (Tony Arnaldo) welcomes Armando on the former's birthday party

Don Julio confronts the scheming Salome

Norma explains her side to the doubting Armando. The two eventually separated.

Salome stabs Don Julio

but Norma gets the blame

Armando visits Norma at the correccional, later realizing Norma's innocence

Norma's mother feels that her daughter is innocent

The mother confronts and points a gun at Salome, but is overwhelmed and killed

Salome is committed to the correccional...her guilty conscience bombards her no end and eventually clears Norma of the charges.

Norma prays in front of her mother's grave...

.... and forgives Armando

THE FIFTIES # 131: LEILA MORENA, JESUS RAMOS (IN THE TITLE ROLE), LOPITO, OSCAR KEESE, BOY FRANCISCO IN "OG" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Og" (1952)

Premiere Productions

Release Date April 5, 1952/ Life

Story Teodoro Virrey

Direction Cesar Gallardo

Cast Leila Morena, Jesus Ramos, Lopito, Oscar Keese, Boy Francisco 

Leila Morena and Jesus "Og" Ramos 
on the cover of Literary Song-Movie Magazine 
April 1952

Photo credit: courtesy of Baul ni Juan (James de la Rosa)

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