19 January 1958 - Watson Macedo's 1958 musical-comedy 'Alegria de viver' had elements of rock'n'roll the new sensation that had been around since late 1956. Eliana was still supreme now partnered with handsome John Herbert; Annabella, Augusto Cesar and introducing rock'n'roll singer Sergio Murilo.
19 January 1958 - Aloisio Carvalho's 'Maluco por mulher' (Crazy about women) is probably Zé Trindade's first movie in which his name tops the bill. Trindade started as supporting actor-comedian but slowly but surely he became the star of any film in which he appeared. Stardom was inevitable to Zé.
9 February 1958 - Vitor Lima's 'É de chuá' (It is great) is another Herbert Richers production to showcase the duo Ankito & Grande Otelo and their antics. The supporting cast would always bring Renato Restier as the 'bad man'... and ofter actress-former-show-girl Renata Fronzi as some light-hearted femme fatale-cum-scatter-brained-female.
9 March 1958 - French-Italian-German entertainer Caterina Valente in 'Dança, mulheres e música' (Liebe, Tanza und 1000 Schlager' with Peter Alexander.
9 March 1958 - Sam Newfield's 'She shoulda said No' aka 'Marijuana, the Devil's weed' or even 'The story of Lila Leeds and her exposé of the Marijuana racket' is as 1949 exploitation film that follow the spirit of morality tales such as 1936 films 'Reefer madness' and 'Marihuana'. It was originally produce to capitalize on the arrest of Miss Leeds and Robert Mitchum on a charge of marijuana conspiracy.
30 March 1958 - Carlos Manga's 'De vento em pôpa' in which Oscarito sends up Elvis Presley and the new craze rock'n'roll marvelously. Cyll Farney, Sonia Mamed and Doris Monteiro on supporting roles.
6 April 1958 - Even though Joseph Stalin died on 5 March 1953 and was buried in the Kremlin the ad screams: Is Stalin still alive? in 1957's 'A prisioneira do Kremlin' (Girl in the Kremlin) with Lex Barker & Zsa Zsa Gabor.
6 April 1958 - Herbert Richers could not turning out movie after movie. Even circus clowns like Carequinha & Fred were fair game... 'Com jeito vai' had been a Carnaval song-title and now it becomes a musical-comedy.
28 April 1958 - Vitor Lima's 'Chico Fumaça' - Mazzaropi's 8th triumphant movie in a career that made him the biggest box-office draw in the land. Amancio Mazzaropi's humour was directed to the humblest Brazilian citizen... one could almost call it illiterate humour. One could compare him to a sort-of Pa Kettle's third world simpleton who always comes up on top no matter how dumb he may act.
6 June 1958 - Glorious 1958, the year that should have never ended. That's how Brazilians old enough to have been alive then feel about this marvelous year. Lots of theatres were stilll in existence - let's get 1961 as a milestone - like Cinemundi & Cine Santa Helena at Praça da Sé; Cine Dom Pedro II in the Valley of Anhangabau; Cine Monark on Avenida Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio; Cine Plaza on Praça Marechal Deodoro (I have never seen this one) and Cine Tokyo on Rua São Joaquim that changed its name to Cine Alamo after 1961 (named after the John Wayne movie).
In the suburbs we still had Cine Caxingui, on Estrada de Itapecirica, 8 (later Av. Francisco Morato); Cine Eldorado on Avenida Vital Brasil, 454; Cine Santa Cecília on Rua General Olimpio da Silveira, 215.
14 June 1958 - Franco-Italian co-production 'La meilleure part' (Correntes da violencia); a 1954 British travel short-film narrated by Trevor Howard starring Jocelyn Lane and featuring Amalia Rodrigues singing 'Coimbra' & 'Canção do mar'.
6 July 1958 - Vitor Lima's 'De pernas p'ro ar' another Herbert Richers production that would make a lot of money due to Ankito's and Grande Otelo's popularity. Renata Fronzi as the curvaceous dumb broad; Renato Restier as the bad man; Darcy Coria as the 'other woman'; comedians Zeloni, and Costinha doing whatever zany act they can conceive; Wilson Gray might be one of the gangsters who obeys orders from either Restier or Roberto Duval... Emilinha Borba and Cauby Peixoto do the singing accompanied by Severino Araujo & his orchestra.
Grande Otelo & Ankito; show-girl-cum-comedienne Renata Fronzi.
6 July 1958 - Victor Lima's 'Sherlock de araque' is back again at Cine Metro. There was a federal law that obliged cinemas to fulfill a yearly quota of Brazilian cinema content. When the dead-line approached and such cinemas had not yet complied with the quota they hurried up to show whatever Brazilian feature was available. Most of the time they resorted to fims that had already been shown. Carequinha & Fred, two circus clowns lead the cast of the 'usual suspects'... Hamilton Ferreira usually played the bad man at Herbert Richers productions. See rock'n'roller Carlos Imperial and his 'Calypso Rock'.
6 July 1958 - Maria Basaglia's 'O pão que o diabo amassou' with theatre old-timer Jayme Costa and introducing hot new Sao Paulo actor Carlos Zara.
6 July 1958 - Portuguese movie double-feature at Cine Piratininga: 'Quando o mar galgou a terra' and 'A mantilha de Beatriz' with Antonio Vilar.
Cine Piratininga on Avenida Rangel Pestana, 1554 in Braz, a dazzling movie house, catered for the Portuguese migrants living in Sao Paulo's Eastern Zone.
5 October 1958 - Toho had its films shown at Cine Tokio on Rua Sao Joaquim, 129.
12 October 1958 - at Cine Boulevard 'A mais bela mulher do mundo' (La donna più bella del mondo) with Gina Lollobrigia & Vittorio Gassman.
12 October 1958 - at Cine Broadway a double-feature programme with 'Necessito dinheiro' (I need money) starring Spanish actress-singer Sarita Montiel that would reach the pinacles of stardom in 2 years with 'La violetera'... and 'Amor e pecado' with Ninon Sevilla.
12 October 1958 - Oswaldo Massaini production of 'O camelô da Rua Larga' with comedienne Maria Vidal and Zé Trindade who drew crowds to the cinemas... the musical numbers are the best possible especially Maysa singing 'Ouça'; plus Nelson Gonçalves, Julie Joy & the show-girl Eloina.
23 Novembro 1958 - '... E o bicho não deu' is back at Cine Jussura while at Cine Aurea Tonia Carrero stars in 'Perdida pela paixão'...
9 November 1958 - Spanish Sarita Montiel finally shoots a major film in Spain, 'El último cuplé' (A ultima canção) with Armando Calvo; at Cine Monaco 'Testemunha de acusação' (Witness for the prosecution) directed by Billy Wilder based on a novel by Agatha Christie. Warning: admittance to the screening room only be allowed at the beginning of each session.
23 November 1958 - TV Record's most popular clown Arrelia teams up with Zé Trindade in this comedy about a baroness (Ema D'Avila) who has been pilfered of a valuable necklace by a sister-and-brother team. A exilada baronesa Zaira, da Rutilândia (Ema D'Avila), perde seu valioso colar - símbolo nacional de seu país - em roubo articulado por um casal de irmãos, aspirantes ao trono que pertencera a ela. O colar acaba caindo nas mãos inocentes de Arrelia, um afinador de pianos, que entra em apuros devido aos vigaristas.
23 November 1958 - Joseph Mankiewicz's production based on Graham Greene's novel 'The quiet American' (O americano tranquilo) with Audie Murphy. According to Wikipedia the film flips the novel on its head, turning a cautionary tale about foreign intervention into anti-communist advocacy of American power. Mankiewicz received uncredited input from CIA officer Edward Lansdale, who was often said to be the actual inspiration for the American character called 'Pyle' in the novel but unnamed in this film - played by Murphy.
1st December 1958 - Mexican-Brazilian co-production 'A mulher de fogo' (Mujeres de fuego) starring Ninon Sevilla and Carlos Baena plus Walter Pinto's company featuring Nelia Paula; 4 Azes & 1 Coringa plus Trio Nagô sing songs 'Valsa de uma cidade', 'A voz do morro', 'Vamos à Bahia', 'Maracangalha'...
28 December 1958 - Nelson Pereira Santos production of 'O grande momento' with Gianfrancesco Guarnieri whose play 'Eles não usam black-tie' was hit at Teatro de Arena.
28 December 1958 - comedienne Dercy Gonçalves is on top at the end of 1958. She drew crowds to her theatre light plays as well as to the movie houses with comedies like 'Cala a boca, Etelvina'.
Goodbye, 1958.
1st April 1959 - Governor of the State of Sao Paulo Awards were given to the best in the Film Industry of 1958. Here are some of them: producer: Carlos Hugo Christensen for 'Meus amores no Rio'; director: Walter Hugo Khoury for 'Estranho encontro'; best screen play: José Carlos Burle for 'O cantor e o milionário'; actor: Victor Merinov for 'Paixão de gaucho'; actresses: Eva Wilma for 'O cantor e o milionário' plus Lola Brah for 'Estranho encontro'. Read more above.
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