The Song of the Nightingale (film)

The Song of the Nightingale (Spanish: Saeta del ruiseñor) is a 1959 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Ivy Bless and Archibald L. Lyall.^[1]

The Song of the Nightingale
Spanish	Saeta del ruiseñor
Directed by	Antonio del Amo
Written by	Concha R. Castaño Antonio Guzmán Merino Camilo Murillo Francisco Naranjo Concepción Rodríguez Castaño María Dolores Sánchez Ovín Antonio del Amo
Produced by	Cesáreo González Juan Francisco Blanco Lavín
Starring	Joselito Ivy Bless Archibald L. Lyall
Narrated by	Antonio García Quijada
Cinematography	Juan Mariné
Edited by	Petra de Nieva
Music by	Miguel García Morcillo Antonio Valero
Production companies	Producciones Cinematográficas Argos Ultra Films
Distributed by	Suevia Films
Release date	16 January 1959 (1959-01-16)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Joselito is a boy who lives in a small town in Seville. He has a sister named Carmela whom he woos "El Quico". As the child has a prodigious voice, her sister's boyfriend wants to take advantage of her since he wants to marry her, to which the boy refuses. Finally, meeting a blind girl named Alicia will make Joselito participate in a radio contest to be able to pay for the operation that can restore his vision.

Cast

• Joselito as Joselito
• Ivy Bless as Dorothy
• Archibald L. Lyall as Mr. Richard
• Vicky Lagos as Carmela
• Manuel Zarzo as Quico
• Aníbal Vela [es] as Alcalde
• Lola del Pino as Alicia's mother
• Emma Picó as Joselito's mother
• Luis Moreno as Sr. José
• Félix Briones as Alicia's father
• Manuel Guitián [es] as bailiff
• Carmelo G. Robledo
• Luis Roses as professor
• José María Sánchez Roda [es]
• Mari Carmen Alonso as Alicia
• Antonio Vela as Gordillo