Never Open That Door

1952 85 min. Argentina Carlos Hugo Christensen

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Director
Carlos Hugo Christensen

Screenplay
Alejandro Casona

Cinematography
Pablo Tabernero

Editing
José Gallego

Music
Julián Bautista

Sound
Juan M. Arechavala

Producer
Carlos Hugo Christensen, Julio Ferrando, Ángel Zavalía

Production
Estudios San Miguel [AR]

Cast
Ángel Magaña, Renée Dumas, Diana de Córdoba, Nicolás Fregues, Roberto Escalada, Ilde Pirovano

Synopsis
Two independent episodes show the fine line between good and evil. In the first, a man tries to avenge the death of his sister, whose gambling addiction ended in suicide. In the second, a former convict returns home, where he is reunited with his blind mother. Suspense film that appears in several surveys among the fifty best in the history of Argentinian cinema.

Format
DCP, B&W

Filmography
Carlos Hugo Christensen
ARGENTINA (1914-1999)

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1967 O MENINO E O VENTO / THE BOY AND THE WIND
1952 NO ABRAS NUNCA ESA PUERTA / NEVER OPEN THAT DOOR
1952 SI MUERO ANTES DE DESPERTAR / IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE
1948 LA MUERTE CAMINA EN LA LLUVIA / DEATH WALKS IN THE RAIN
1943 SAFO, HISTORIA DE UNA PASIÓN / SAFO: A PASSION STORY

Festivals
Mar del Plata, Vienna

Notes
Spanish Premiere

Rights Owner
Film Noir Foundation

Restored Print
UCLA
NEVER OPEN THAT DOOR was restored by the Film Noir Foundation through the UCLA Film & Television Archive

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