EARLY YEARS: SEGUNDO DE CHOMÓN (1871-1929)
Segundo de Chomón was a Spanish filmmaker considered the pioneer of FX. He has been always compared to George Mellies due to the similarities of their camera tricks and illusions. He was married to...
Category: Early years
EARLY YEARS: THE TOWER OF THE SEVEN HUNCHBACKS
By Elena Anele (*) Title: LA TORRE DE LOS SIETE JOROBADOS Directed by Edgar Neville Writing Credits: Emilio Carrere … (novel), Edgar Neville , José Santugini Runtime 1 hr 25 min (85 min) Sound Mix Mono Color...
EARLY YEARS: LOS OJOS DEJAN HUELLAS
By Elena Anele (*) LOS OJOS DEJAN HUELLAS is a Spanish noir movie from 1952 directed by José Luis Saénz de Heredia, one of the most prolific filmmakers during Franco’s times and...
EARLY YEARS: LA VIDA EN UN HILO
By Elena Anele (*) LA VIDA EN UN HILO is 1945 film directed and written by Edgar Neville and which main stars are Conchita Montes, Rafael Durán and Guillermo Marín. While travelling by...
EARLY YEARS: EL DESTINO SE DISCULPA
By Elena Anele (*) EL DESTINO SE DISCULPA is a movie directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and co-written by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez, a journalist and author whose short-story inspired this film....
EARLY YEARS: EL CRIMEN DE LA CALLE DE BORDADORES
By Elena Anele (*) In the times when the Spanish film industry was full of españoladas– copla singer and bullfighter romantic comedies- the always brave Edgar Neville directed and wrote this unique work of...
Spanish Horror Early Years: The Haunted House (1908)
The Haunted House, silent film from 1908. Directed by Segundo de Chomón. Impressive use of stop motion tricks for era. Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (17 October 1871 in Teruel – 2 May...
Spanish Horror really early years: The Red Spectre by Segundo de Chomón
The Red Spectre (1907) Segundo de Chomón This film was released in France in 1907 and was directed by Segundo de Chomón. In this film a magical red spectre makes all manner of evil...
