Father Cigarette (1955 film)

Father Cigarette
File:Father Cigarette (1955 film).jpg
Directed by	Juan de Orduña
Produced by	Juan de Orduña
Written by	Carlos Arniches (play) Manuel Tamayo
Starring	Valeriano León Virgilio Teixeira Margarita Andrey
Music by	Juan Quintero
Cinematography	José F. Aguayo
Edited by	Antonio Cánovas
Production company	Doperfilme Orduna Films
Distributed by	CIFESA
Release dates	25 February 1955
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Portugal Spain
Language	Spanish

Father Cigarette (Spanish: El padre Pitillo) is a 1955 Spanish-Portuguese comedy film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Valeriano León, Virgilio Teixeira and Margarita Andrey. It was based on a play by Carlos Arniches, which had previously been turned into a 1946 Chilean film of the same title.

The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann. It was released by the large CIFESA studio.

Plot

Don Froilán, the grouchy priest of a small village, and his sister Camila help Rosita who has become pregnant and banned to return home by her step-father, while the responsible, the son of the richest family, is to be sent away to the city.

Cast

• Valeriano León as Don Froilán 'Padre Pitillo'
• Virgilio Teixeira
• Margarita Andrey
• Aurora Redondo
• José Nieto
• José Sepúlveda
• Josefina Serratosa
• Ramón Martori
• Joan Capri
• Modesto Cid

Bibliography

• Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

• Father Cigarette at IMDb