'Esquina da Ilusão' a farse directed by Italian director Ruggero Jacobbi. On the night of 15 February 1952, Dante Rossi, the owner of a canteen in Brás, a working class suburb, ashamed of the terrible economic situation, writes a letter to his Italian brother, in which he claims to be a great industrialist. A year later, the brother decides to visit Brazil. Desperate, Dante decides not to tell the truth and asks fellow immigrants for help. Everyone chips in to support the lie. With the help of Alberto, driver of the capitalist Atílio Rossi, Dante takes on the role of industrialist and starts visiting his factory with his brother. The farce continues until the day Atílio Rossi finds his world tumbling down, with waiters collecting bills consumed by Dante and creditors demanding confirmation of deals undertaken by Alberto. Furious, the real industrialist decides to resolve the situation, but his wife explains the reasons for the farce and convinces him to help Dante and Alberto. Everything ends well with Atílio blessing Alberto's union with Dante's Italian niece, who radiantly continues her work in the Brás canteen."
12 July 1953 - yet another film from Vera Cruz, 'Esquina da ilusão' with Alberto Ruschel enjoying his stardom after 'O cangaceiro' success; Ilka Soares is the leading lady; see Nicette Bruno in a supporting role.
19 July 1953 - film-noir directed by Russell Rouse 'The thief' (O ladrão silencioso) released in 1952 it didn't cointain any dialogue... only orchestral incidental music of the best quality supplied by composer-conductor Herschel Burke Gilbert. Strong perfomances given by Ray Milland and Rita Gam.
19 July 1953 - Charles Chaplin's masterpiece 'Luzes da ribalta' (Limelight)... the greatest achievement from an artist who was banned by the USA government and denied re-entrance in the country he had lived for more than 50 years.
Charles Chaplin & Claire Bloom at the 'Limelight' premiere in London, in 1952.
9 August 1953 - 'A virgem de Fatima' (The virgin of Fatima) is not a good title for 'The miracle of Our Lady of Fatima'. A Hollywood version of what happened at Fatima in 1917... three poor young shepherds claimed to have seen a lady on top of a bush that eventually was understood as an aparition of the Virgin Mary herself; at Cine Cairo another religious-based movie: 1949's 'Céu sobre o pântano' (Cielo sulla palude) told a story set in the Pontine Marshes - south of Rome - a disease-ridden region; in 1902, Maria Goretti, a pious 12-year-old country girl was brutally stabbed to death while rebuffing the sexual advances of 18-year-old Alessandro Serenelli. Goretti was canonized by Pius XII on 24 June 1950 after the realese of this. Maria Goretti is played by Inés Orsini who went on to play Lucia in 1951's Spanish flick 'La Señora de Fatima'.
Inés Orsini as Maria Goretti in 1949's 'Céu sobre o pântano'.
9 August 1953 - 'Okinawa', a war film and 1951 'The magic carpet' (O tapete magico) with Lucille Ball just before she turned into a TV celebrity; 1938 Republican serial 'Falcão da floresta' (Hawk of the wilderness) based on the 'Kioga' novel by pulp-fiction writer William L.Chester; Kioga is very similar to the character of Tarzan, whom Herman Brix - had also played on film in the 1935 Edgar Rice Burroughs-produces serial 'The New Adventures of Tarzan'. Brix's real name was Harold Herman Brix became a silver medallist at shot put in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. Soon after he moved from Tacoma, Washington to Los Angeles and became a friend of actor Douglas Fairbanks who invited him for a Hollywood test.
2nd September 1953 - Wednesday - Procópio Ferreira stars in Armando Couto's 'O homem dos papagaios' (The man who signed IOUs without thinking of tomorrow) with Lucy Veloso, Waldemar Seyssel aka Arrelia, and heart-throbs Herval Rossano & Helio Souto.
13 September 1953 - Vera Cruz's own comedy, 'A familia Léro-Léro' with Walter D'Avila; see Ricardo Bandeira in the cast; he would become really popular as a mimic in the 60s & 70s.
11 October 1953 - the very first coloured-film ever made in Brazil. Helio Souto stars in 'O destino em apuros' with Paulo Autran and Waldemar Seyssel aka the circus clown Arrelia.
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29 November 1953 - 'A Tribuna' de Santos - 'O Destino em Apuros' starring Hélio Souto, Waldemar Seyssel, Jayme Barcellos, Beatriz Consuelo & Paulo Autran was the very first coloured film in Brazil. Produced by Mario Civelli; directed by Ernesto Remani.
A little overview of what Brazilian cinema was like in 1953, written by Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira and published by 'O Tempo'.
São Paulo cinema experienced one of its biggest crisis with the interruption of work at Vera Cruz, and later at Multifilmes and Kino Filmes. From both an artistic and industrial point of view, São Paulo cinema dominated the national market, and, Vera Cruz was on top of any competitors.
“O cangaceiro” (The bandit), a vigorous film despite some glaring flaws kept the public in tenter-hooks due to its subject matter (banditry) and cruelty. This was followed by a very well conceived comedy, “Uma pulga na balança” (“A Flea on the Scales). “Sinhá Moça”, a superproduction shown in the middle of the year, revealed quite a personaliy in its director Lima Barreto. Italian producer Rugero Jaccobbi showed in “A esquina da ilusão”, an inexpressive little comedy. At the end of the year, Carlos Thiré surprised us with “Luz apagada”, a psychological thriller made with intelligence and good taste.
Rodolfo Nanni's “O sacy”, based on a Monteiro Lobato story managed to please children and adults. Multifilmes released four flicks in 1953: “O homem dos papagaios' (The I.O.U. man), with Procópio Ferreira; “O destino em apuros' (Destiny in trouble) the very 1st Brazilian colour film, “O craque' (The crack) about a football player (Carlos Alberto) and “Uma vida para dois” (A life for two), none of them really impressive. Pieralise directed “A Família Lero Lero', a weak comedy, the result of a co-production of Vera Cruz and Bandeirantes.
From Rio came Atlântida's “Amei um bicheiro” (I fell in love with a bookie) a detective story shot by Jorge Ileli & Paulo Wanderley; one of the best film made by Atlântida to date. Also from Rio, Alex Viany's "Agulha no palheiro" (A needle in a haystack) and musical comedies like José Carlos Burle's “Carnaval Atlântida”; Carlos Manga's “A dupla do barulho”; Watson Macedo's 'É fogo na roupa', introducing Ankito, a brand-new comedian straight from the world of circus; Eurides Ramos' “Força do amor” and Luiz de Barros' “Está com tudo”, starring Mesquitinha, Ronaldo Lupo and Mary Gonçalves.
The biggest disappointment of the year, however, comes from São Paulo, where Alberto Cavalcanti produced “O canto do mar”, an irregular, unbalanced f and deeply pretentious film which became a a major financial failure. Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira for 'O Tempo'.
15 November 1953 - Vera Cruz studios located in Sao Bernardo could do not wrong: 'O canto to mar' produced & directed by Alberto Cavalcanti.
21st December 1953 - Geraldo Vietri's 'Custa pouco a felicidade' premieres in São Paulo; starring Vera Nunes & Paulo Geraldo.
11 October 1953 - for the select audience drawn to opera & ballet 'Sinfonia eterna' (Tonight we sing) was a great serve at Marabá, Ritz, Monark and many... Russian ballet diva Tamara Toumanova is featured along side with singer Ezio Pinza, Ann Bancroft et al.
15 November 1953 - After having made only one film comedian actor Ankito is top billing 'Os 3 recrutas' with Colé, Jose Lewgoy and Adriano Reis. Ankito would make 17 movies in a row until 1961, when this sort of comedy with musical numbers died of natural causes - actually killed by TV for fans then could see their favourite singers on the small screen.
15 November 1953 - French Fernandel playing an Italian priest in 'O pequeno mundo de Don Camilo' ... had an avant-première for the benefit of Sao Miguel Arcanjo church in Jardim Paulista.
RKO's 1950 'Desfiladeiro fatal'
Richard Martin as Chito Rafferty, the Irish-Mexican comedy relief of Tim Holt.
15 November 1953 - RKO's double-feature: 1950 'Horizonte de gloria' (Flying Leathernecks) plus 1950 'Desfiladeiro fatal' (Dynamite Pass) with Tim Holt & Richard Martin; and a 1943 Republic serial 'The Masked Marvel' (Marvilhoso Mascarado) - a hero dressed in a business-suit and a face-mask fights Japanese saboteur Sakima & his espionage organization. In a reversal of the common serial, the audience doesn't know who the hero is until the final reel. Read more about stunt men: http://www.westernclippings.com/stuntmen/tomsteele_stuntmen.shtml
Louise Currie is surrounded by bad men...
15 November 1953 - Vera Cruz studios located in Sao Bernardo could do not wrong: 'O canto to mar' produced & directed by Alberto Cavalcanti.
Sally Forrest & Keefe Brasselle
13 December 1953 - Oscarito in a 1946 comedy 'Fantasma por acaso'; 1949 'Never fear' (Quem ama não teme) co-written & directed by Ida Lupino with Sally Forest who plays a beautiful dancer with a promising career, struck down with and crippled by polio; see Hugh O'Brien long before he was Wyatt Earp on TV in 1956; a brand-new Republic serial just released in the USA on 17 February 1953: 'Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe' (General Cody, o marechal do universo) with Judd Holdren as Cody.
Herman Brix aka Bruce Bennett as Tarzan in 1935 'The new adventures of Tarzan'.
with Coca Cola in Guatemala.
Herman Brix up a tree with Cheetah.
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