The Torch (film)
The Torch (Spanish: Del odio nace el amor, meaning "love is born from hate") is a 1950 Mexican / American film directed by Emilio Fernández. The film is a remake of Enamorada (1946). The film is also known as Bandit General in the United Kingdom.
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| Directed by | Emilio Fernández |
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| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Charles L. Kimball |
| Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
Production company | Bert Granet Productions |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
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Plot
The Mexican revolutionary General Jose Juan Reyes (Pedro Armendáriz) and his men descend upon and take over the small town of Cholula, Puebla, and take the money of the rich men of the zone for the Mexican Revolution. The revolutionary is a Robin Hood type vigilante that forces the local businessmen to bend to his will, while the townspeople admire him for his cause. Jose Juan falls in love with the Señorita Peñafiel, the explosive daughter of the richest man of the zone. Despite her disdain for Jose, he pursues her romantically. She is eventually won over. The original script is based on William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
Cast
- Paulette Goddard as María Dolores Penafiel
- Pedro Armendáriz as José Juan Reyes
- Gilbert Roland as Father Sierra
- Walter Reed as Robert Stanley
- Julio Villarreal as Don Carlos Penafiel
- Carlos Múzquiz as Fidel Bernal
- Margarito Luna as Capt. Bocanegra
- José Torvay as Capt. Quiñones
- Pascual García Peña as Don Apolinio
- Antonia Daneem as Adeli
- Jorge Treviño
- Rosaura Revueltas
- Eduardo Arozamena
- Guillermo Calles
- Novie Alicog as cloepetra
- Jonathan Villegas
Comic book adaption
- Eastern Color Movie Love #4 (August 1950)[1]