The Avengers (1950 film)
1950 film by John H. Auer
- June 26, 1950 (1950-06-26) (US)
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The Avengers is a 1950 American swashbuckler film and adventure film directed by John H. Auer and starring John Carroll, Fernando Lamas, and Adele Mara. The picture was shot on location in Argentina.[1]
Plot
In 17th-century colonial Argentina, while trying to find his father's murderer, the adventurer Francisco Suarez is confronted with Colonel Luis Corral, who tries to usurp the Governor's seat. The Colonel is supposed to marry Maria Moreno, with whom Suarez falls in love.
Cast
- John Carroll as Francisco Suarez/Don Careless
- Roberto Airaldi as Colonel Luis Corral
- Adele Mara as Maria Moreno
- Fernando Lamas as André LeBlanc
- Cecile Lezard as Pamela
- Mona Maris as Yvonne
- Juan Olaguivel as Sancho
- Vicente Padula as El Mocho/Hernandez
- Jorge Villoldo as Don Rafael Moreno
Production
The film was shot on location in Buenos Aires. Originally Dolores del Río was supposed to portray Maria Moreno, but she was replaced with Mara because of a dispute with Argentine First Lady Eva Perón, who was originally intended to appear in the film.[2]
References
External links
- The Avengers at IMDb
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Films directed by John H. Auer
- Una vida por otra (1932)
- Su última canción (1933)
- The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935)
- Frankie and Johnny (1936)
- A Man Betrayed (1936)
- Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
- Outside of Paradise (1937)
- Orphans of the Street (1938)
- I Stand Accused (1938)
- A Desperate Adventure (1938)
- Invisible Enemy (1938)
- Circus Girl (1938)
- Smuggled Cargo (1939)
- Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
- Calling All Marines (1939)
- S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)
- Forged Passport (1939)
- Women in War (1940)
- Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
- A Man Betrayed (1941)
- The Devil Pays Off (1941)
- Pardon My Stripes (1941)
- Johnny Doughboy (1942)
- Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
- Tahiti Honey (1943)
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
- Seven Days Ashore (1944)
- Music in Manhattan (1944)
- Pan-Americana (1945)
- Beat the Band (1947)
- The Flame (1947)
- I, Jane Doe (1948)
- Angel on the Amazon (1948)
- The Avengers (1950)
- Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
- Thunderbirds (1952)
- City That Never Sleeps (1953)
- Hell's Half Acre (1954)
- The Eternal Sea (1955)
- Johnny Trouble (1957)
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