A Light in the Window (film)

A Light in the Window (Spanish: Una luz en la ventana) is a 1942 Argentine horror thriller film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Manuel Romero and starring Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba and Juan Carlos Thorry.^[1] It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie.^[2]

A Light in the Window
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Manuel Romero
Written by	Manuel Romero
Starring	Narciso Ibáñez Menta Irma Córdoba Juan Carlos Thorry
Cinematography	Alfredo Traverso
Edited by	Antonio Rampoldi
Music by	George Andreani
Production company	Lumiton
Distributed by	Lumiton
Release date	12 May 1942 (1942-05-12)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Plot

Angélica, a young nurse (Irma Córdoba) is hired by an elderly woman (María Ester Buschiazzo) to care for her in an isolated and mysterious house in the countryside. Unknown to her, Angélica will be the victim of a nefarious plot conceived by the old woman's son, the acromegalic doctor Herman (Narciso Ibáñez Menta), assisted by a sinister colleague (Nicolás Fregues) and their henchmen. A landowner (Juan Carlos Thorry) and his funny servant (Severo Fernández) become involved by accident and go to the rescue.

Cast

• Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Dr. Herman
• Irma Córdoba as Angélica
• Juan Carlos Thorry as Mario
• Severo Fernández as Juan
• Nicolás Fregues as Dr. Roberts
• María Esther Buschiazzo as Mrs. Herman
• Pedro Pompillo as The Dumb
• Aníbal Segovia as Railway watchman
• Gerardo Rodríguez as Police officer
• Fernando Campos as Police sergeant