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The House of the Fox

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The House of the Fox
Directed byJuan José Ortega
Written byLuis G. Basurto
Xavier Villaurrutia
Produced byJuan José Ortega
StarringVirginia Fábregas
Isabela Corona
Alberto Galán
CinematographyDomingo Carrillo
Edited byJuan José Marino
Music byGonzalo Curiel
Production
company
Compañía Cinematográfica Mexicana
Distributed byFilmex (U.S.)
Release date
  • 6 December 1945 (1945-12-06) (Mexico)[1]
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The House of the Fox (Spanish: La casa de la zorra) is a 1945 Mexican musical comedy film directed and produced by Juan José Ortega. It stars Virginia Fábregas, Isabela Corona, and Alberto Galán.[1][2][3]

The film was released on 6 December 1945 at the Palacio cinema.[1]

Plot

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A woman nicknamed "La zorra" ("The Fox") runs a gambling house. She welcomes the arrival of her son with great joy. However, "La zorra" learns that her business is on the verge of bankruptcy because of the wasteful spending of her son, who plans to escape and elope with a young woman whom he falls in love with.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d García Riera, Emilio (1969). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1945. Ediciones Era. p. 27.
  2. ^ García Riera, Emilio (1990). Los Hermanos Soler (in Spanish). Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Investigación y Enseñanza Cinematográficas. p. 112. ISBN 978-968-895-090-6.
  3. ^ Ibarra, Jesús (2006). Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano (in Spanish). UNAM. p. 69-70. ISBN 970-32-3074-1.
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