Luis Sandrini Movies
- 1970
Pepper (Luis Sandrini) and his friend Red Pepper (Jose Marrone) care for the children of a late circus owner and friend. To legally adopt the moppets, a married couple must apply to the proper authorities. When relatives try to claim the children and the circus, the two comes up with the idea that one of them should marry the fat lady in this offbeat comedy aimed at children. The two gamble over the fat lady and a maniacal monkey wreaks havoc on a moving train. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Jose Marrone, (more)
- 1969
Horacio (Luis Sandrini) is the offbeat educator whose unconventional teaching techniques often land him in trouble with school administrators. Favoring truth and justice above all, he manages to get sent to a small school in Patagonia. He becomes the favorite faculty member of his students because he always remembers what it is to be one. Believing a human never stops learning, his complete trust in everyone and his disregard for oppressive authority has his students better prepared than his more traditional colleagues in this situation comedy laced with the lesson of social tolerance. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Soledad Silveyra, (more)
- 1968
In this interesting drama, six couples find themselves trapped in a hotel that has been quarantined after one of the guests is found to have the bubonic plague. The ordeal changes all of them. Two guests are a married couple who find the experience renews their marriage. Two are lovers who decide to marry. Two other lovers realize they need a little danger to do it. When the all-clear is sounded, they quickly leave. As they depart, a hooker brings a client back into the hotel. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1967
Luis Sandrini plays a concerned priest who tries to give solace to both kindhearted peasants and evil millionaires in this biting comedy satire. Cameo appearances from popular Argentine actors and actresses helped convey the intent of the director Carlos Rinaldi to combine melodrama with comedy and social commentary. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Ubaldo Martinez, (more)
- 1966
When Pimienta (Luis Sandrini) is chosen to take care of his wealthy brother's teenagers while the brother goes off to Europe with his mistress, the hot-tempered Pimienta has no end of trouble from the teens. The oldest boy hates college, and his young niece fears she might be pregnant. Pimienta falls in love with the female doctor who cares for his niece, and the irascible uncle changes into a love-struck lout. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Lolita Torres, (more)
- 1964
At the turn of the 20th century, a Buenos Aires woman is tempted to cheat on her husband. Rather than commit adultery, she plots to kill the naive husband. Having failed, she attempts again and again with poison and do-it-yourself explosives. It would seem he is momentarily indestructible -- and it is she who is replaceable. This Argentine feature from director Luis Saslavsky was based on a play by Carlos Llopis. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini
- 1944
Los Dos Rivales (The Two Rivals) features Luis Sandrini and Hugo del Carril as the title characters. Our heroes are a pair of newspaper reporters, eternally battling over headline stories and pretty girls. When an editor's daughter is kidnapped, Sandrini and Carril reluctantly joins forces and go to her rescue. There are a few tense moments towards the end when one of the reporters is wounded while fleeing the villains. But in time-honored "stop the presses" fashion, both men are back on the job-and at each other's throats-by fadeout time. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Hugo del Carril, (more)
- 1943
The Argentine romantic comedy Amor Ultimo Modelo (Love, Latest Model) top-bills the popular Alberto Vila as a mild-mannered dress designer. Vila's boss wants to land an important order from a visiting countess (Anna Maria Lynch), and when it turns out that Our Hero knew the woman when she was just another pretty peasant, Vila is assigned to the task. The labyrinthine plotline requires Vila to adopt several disguises along the way, with musical interludes and (what else?) a closing fashion show. Amor Ultimo Modelo represented the directorial debut of screenwriter Roberto Ratti. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alberto Vila
- 1942
Despite its lurid title, which translates as Sensational Kidnapping, this Argentine production is at heart a comedy. Fifteen-year-old Nelly Herring stars as an impressionable schoolgirl whose widowed father is on the verge of marrying a pretty schoolteacher. When the bride-to-be disappears, Herring suspects she's been kidnapped, and behaves accordingly, driving the local constabulary crazy. It's all a big misunderstanding, of course, but try telling that to our hilariously frantic heroine. Critics in 1942 admired the fact that Secustro Sensacional had slick production values comparable to a Hollywood film -- as if this were the only criteria for a "good" picture. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini
- 1942
Los Chicos Crecen (The Kids Grow Up) is all about a lawyer who neglects to tell his new wife about his previous marriage and his three kids. So as not to spring any surprises on his spouse, the lawyer deposits the children with a family friend, who raises them as his own. Years pass: Widowed once more, the lawyer hopes for a reunion with his grown children-who by this point are completely unaware that he is their father. Arturo Garcia Buhr handles the difficult role of the vacillating lawyer with dignity and taste, creating instant audience empathy for a not terribly admirable character. Director Carlos Hugo Christiansen may have been young in years and movie experience, but he handles Los Chicos Crecen with the assurance of a seasoned veteran. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1941
The Argentine comedy Peluqueria de Senoras (Beauty Parlor) was adapted from a French one-act play. Despite the abundance of feminine pulchritude, the emphasis in the film is on comic actor Luis Sandrini, cast as a hairdresser who aspires to become a boxer. Through a fluke, he realizes his ambition, only to discover that he was happier curling hair than creaming opponents. Most of the humor in the film is directed at its "American" characters, all depicted as loud, avaricious stereotypes. Incidentally, the actress named June Marlowe who plays a predatory American tourist is not the same June Marlowe who portrayed Miss Crabtree in the old "Little Rascals" comedies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Amanda Ledesma, (more)
- 1938
The plot of this Argentine comedy is implicit in its title, which translates as The Newsvendor and the Lady. Beloved Latin-American comedian Luis Sandreni plays the former role, while popular leading lady Rosita Moreno essays the latter part. Told in "Cinderella" fashion, this is the story of how Sandreni rescues his daughter Moreno from marrying a no-good sharpster. Not only does his succeed in this, but he also stage-manages the romance between his daughter and his best friend. The rapid-fire comic dialogue may have been lost to English-speaking audiences, but it never failed to bring down the house in Argentina. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Rosita Moreno, (more)
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