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The Great Madcap
The Great Madcap

The Great Madcap

Genres

Comedy

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Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

25 November 1949

Country

Mexico

Cast

Fernando Soler

Fernando Soler

Ramiro de la Mata

Rosario Granados

Rosario Granados

Virginia de la Mata

Andrés Soler

Andrés Soler

Ladislao de la Mata

Rubén Rojo

Rubén Rojo

Pablo

Gustavo Rojo

Gustavo Rojo

Eduardo de la Mata

Maruja Grifell

Maruja Grifell

Milagros

Francisco Jambrina

Francisco Jambrina

Gregorio de la Mata

Luis Alcoriza

Luis Alcoriza

Alfredo

Antonio Bravo

Antonio Bravo

Alfonso

Antonio Monsell

Antonio Monsell

Juan, mayordomo

María Luisa Serrano

María Luisa Serrano

Mamá de Alfredo

Daniel Arroyo

Daniel Arroyo

Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

Ana María Hernández

Ana María Hernández

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

Josefina Burgos

Josefina Burgos

Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Ángel Infante

Ángel Infante

Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Carmen Cabrera

Carmen Cabrera

Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited)

José Chávez

José Chávez

Prisionero (uncredited)

Leonor Gómez

Leonor Gómez

Vecina vecindad (uncredited)

Pepe Martínez

Pepe Martínez

(uncredited)

Juan Pulido

Juan Pulido

(uncredited)

Nicolás Rodríguez

Nicolás Rodríguez

Don Carmelito (uncredited)

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