June 18, 2009
AUTOPSIA DE UN FANTASMA
«Autopsia un fantasme d'une autopsie sur un ghost» 1966
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Autopsia de un Fantasma
Autopsy on a Ghost
(Películas Rodríguez, 1966) Exec. Producer: Luis Quintanilla Rico; Producer/Director/Screenplay: Ismael Rodríguez; Dialogue: Pedro de Urdimalas; Story: Mario Hernández, Carlos Piñar; Film Ed: Fernando Martínez; Asst. Dir: Mario Llorca; Art Dir: Roberto Silva; Photography: Carlos Carbajal; Makeup: Margarita Ortega; Prod. Chief: José Alcalde; Music: Raúl Lavista; Sound Ed: Raúl Portillo
Cast: Basil Rathbone (Canuto Pérez), John Carradine (Satan), Amadee Chabot (Galena Pulido), Cameron Mitchell (Prof. Moléculo Pulido), Carlos Piñar (Jaime Blondo), Vitola (Vitola), Chabelo (Chabelo), Arturo "Bigotón" Castro (judge) Susana Cabrera (Susana), Pancho Córdoba (Pinedo), Delia Magaña (beggar), Pompín Iglesias (Pompín), Harapos (Agent 0), Nacho Contla (Nacho), Ahuixotl (Electron), Manolín (Manolín), Jorge Delong, Schillinsky (cabdriver), Hnos. Tejada
Outside a deserted old house, an old beggar woman says it looks like it's going to "rain buckets," and it does--real ones. Meanwhile, in a hidden room inside the deserted mansion, the spirit of Canuto Pérez and his lively skeleton have been waiting 400 years for their case to be judged by the Almighty. Satan arrives to hear the sentence, anxious to know if Hell is going to have a new inhabitant.
"Canuto Pérez," the voice of God entones, "you spent your whole life deceiving innocent young women, so much so that you couldn't ever enjoy the love of the only woman you really loved. And then, at the end, you cheated destiny by taking your own life."
"I might respectfully mention," Canuto says, "that at the last minute I repented." God agrees, and because there is a tiny spark of decency in Canuto's soul, his spirit will have one chance to get into Heaven. He will have four days to earn the love of one of 4 women who will cross his path: but this woman must love him so much that she is willing to give her life for him.
However, there is a catch: Canuto's spirit can't leave the house. The Devil is in charge of bringing four women to him. "Where will you find those 4 beautiful damsels?" Canuto asks. The Devil laughs: "Beautiful damsels? We'll see about that--after all, it won't be easy to bring people to this place."
The first woman Satan approaches is the eccentric, gawky Vitola. He puts the thought in her mind that she must become a famous dancer and model. She wakes up her feckless nephew Pompín, ordering him to rob the bank where he works, in order to pay for a trip to Switzerland to launch her career. He refuses, but she says he won't get any breakfast until he agrees. Their neighbor, don Nacho, arrives in time to stop Vitola from strangling her recalcitrant nephew. However, Nacho agrees robbing the bank would be a good idea, as long as he (Nacho) gets some of the money. "But I'm honest," Pompín protests. "Oh yes?" Nacho says, "What about those 10 pesos you took from me? You are already dishonored." Pompín tries to pay the money back, but it's "too late." Nacho's overgrown son Chabelo comes in and he too thinks the robbery is a good idea. Pompín is finally convinced, when they tell him he can go on a trip to the Mediterranean with his share: "My golden dream--the sea, girls in bikinis, girls in mono-kinis! I'll do it!"
Satan's next stop is the home of Moléculo Pulido, an eccentric inventor. The devil is baffled by the peculiar doorbell, which requires the insertion of 20 cents before it will ring. Inside are the Professor, his lovely daughter Galena, Susana the maid, and Galena's son Electron, dressed up for the moment like an angel.
While Satan is waiting outside, two effeminate men pass by and make a comment about the (sulfur and brimstone) smell emanating from the devilish character. He turns them into goats: "that will give you something to smell!"
The devil gets in, unseen, and plants a naughty suggestion in Electron's mind: the young boy stabs Susana in the rear with a hypodermic needle, and he is saved from a beating by the arrival of Robotina, Electron's robot grandmother.
Susana tries to exorcise the house of its evil influences. Moléculo and Galena wish they could get rid of Robotina, because "she's a rebel without a cause." Galena checks Susana to see if the maid has been injured by the robot's attack: "Either you're dead, or my watch has stopped." Susana tells the professor that he has his shoes on wrong. "Impossible, the pointed parts are pointing forward." No, she says, you have them on the wrong feet. "These are the only feet I have," he replies. Susana helps him switch his shoes, and the grateful scientist asks "How much do I pay you?" "Nothing," Susana replies. "Well, beginning tomorrow you earn double."
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