La fruta amarga
Cast & Crew
Virginia Fábregas
Juan De Landa
María Luz Callejo
Elvira Morla
Julio Peña
Juan Martínez Plá
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Synopsis
[The following plot summary is based on the English-language version of this film, Min and Bill ; character names refer to that version.] Min, a hard-boiled proprietress of a waterfront hotel, who has as her sweetheart Bill, a fisherman, brings up Nancy, a girl who was deserted by her own mother in infancy. Local authorities try to persuade Min that she is not a fit mother and that Nancy should be sent to school. Between the truant officer and prohibition officials, Min is forced to send her to live with the school principal's family, though Nancy insists that she would rather stay with Min. Meanwhile, Bella, Nancy's actual mother--now a down-and-out floozie--turns up, but Min sends her back to San Francisco. Min sacrifices to send Nancy to a proper boarding school, where she falls in love with Dick, a wealthy boy who loves her in spite of her background and plans to marry her. Bella, finding out about her daughter's good fortune, returns and tells Min she will reveal her identity so as to benefit from Dick's money. In a struggle, Min's face is burned, and she is forced to shoot Bella to stop her. Min is informed on by a jealous sailor; and as her daughter sails on her honeymoon, Min is led away by the police.
Cast
Virginia Fábregas
Juan De Landa
María Luz Callejo
Elvira Morla
Julio Peña
Juan Martínez Plá
Juan Costello
Alma Real
Juan De Homs
Lucio Villegas
Crew
Salvador De Alberich
Frank Davis
Clyde De Vinna
Joe Dominguez
Cedric Gibbons
Arthur Gregor
Marion Jackson
Antonio De Lara
José López Rubio
Frances Marion
Carl L. Pierson
Douglas Shearer
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The English-language version of this film, Min and Bill, released on November 21, 1930, was directed by George Hill and starred Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. The working title for the Spanish version was Estrella negra. The onscreen credits were taken from a studio cutting continuity. According to a modern source, actor Jack Castello is erroneously listed under the name "Juan Costello" in the onscreen credits, and noted Spanish director Luis Buñuel briefly appears as an extra in the film; this May have been his first work in the United States. Actors Juan Duval, Luis Orozco, Antonio Acosta and Luis Hickus are included in some sources, but their participation in the film has not been confirmed. Edgar Neville and Eduardo Ugarte May have contributed to the writing of the Spanish adaptation.
