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Cast Rosa del Rosario, Elvira Reyes, Ben Rubio, Mila Nimfa, Manuel Ubaldo, Rafael Jimenez, Zony Quizon, Andres Benitez, Africa de la Rosa, Corazon Rivas, Santos Gallardo
Cast Pancho Magalona, Alicia Vergel, Myrna Delgado, Aruray, Tony Cayado, Jose de Villa, Aring Bautista, Horacio Morelos, Maria Ballesteros, Dolores Crescini, Dely Magpayo, Jose Salameda, Eddie Garcia, Herminia Caranea
Cast Delia Razon, Mario Montenegro/ Also starring Alfonso Carvajal, Oscar Keesee, Nestor de Villa, Jose Vergara, Enrique Jarlego/ Introducing Carlos Salazar
Cast Fred Montilla, Gloria Romero, Van de Leon, Ven Medina, Bella Flores, Tony Cayado, Martin Marfil, Justina David, Totoy Torrente, Armando Garces, Aring Bautista, Horacio Morelos, Ramon Revilla, Nardo Vercudia, Maria Ballesteros
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
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.
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Komiks source--- From the Private Collection of Steve Santos
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
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)
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
“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
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)
