The King's Jester (1937)
A wealthy sugar mill owner, widowed and living with his only son, suffers from profound melancholy. To alleviate his suffering, he seeks entertainment in the form of any jerk willing to lend a hand. Among the many candidates his secretary presents to fill the "position", a certain "Penguin", who along with his sister "Picolé" lives on the favela hill under the protection of a kind Portuguese shopkeeper, completely pleases the "sovereign" of sugar. With "Penguin"'s entry into the court as the sugar king's "fool", great transformations take place in the home of the wealthy misanthrope.
Director:
Mesquitinha
Writer:
Joracy Camargo
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Mesquitinha as Pinguim |
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Conchita de Moraes as Madame Larousse |
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Manoel Pera as Milionário |
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Déa Selva as Elisa |
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Augusto Henriques as Alberto |
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Wanda Marchetti as Elza |
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Nilza Magrassi as |
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Darcy Cazarré as |
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Sara Nobre as |
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Rosina Pagã as |
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Elvira Pagã as |
| Production | Wallace Downey | Producer |
| Directing | Mesquitinha | Director |
| Sound | Ary Barroso | Music |
| Writing | Joracy Camargo | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Joracy Camargo | Screenplay |
| Camera | Adam Jacko | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Antonio Medeiros | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Roberto Chevalier | Sound Director |
| Sound | Roberto Darbilly | Sound |