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Pugad Ng Agila
1938 Parlatone Hispano-Filipino
Eagle's Nest
Director:
Vicente Salumbides
Producer:
Parlatone Hispano-Filipino
Story:
Antonio G. Sempio
Screenplay:
Vicente Salumbides
Starring:
Darmo von Fraser Acosta Lucita Goyena Armando Crisostomo
Screening
  • Event: Grand Theater Screening Date: Tagalog Version: April 29 - May 5, 1938
  • Event: Grand Theater Screening Date: English version: December 7-18, 1939
Reviews
  • Description: "The first Filipino talking picture in English."
  • Description: "Filmed and produced in the Philippines by Filipinos. "
  • Description: "Thrilling story of the last days of [banditry in the Philippines]... Filmed in the wilds of Mt. Ipo and the Sierra Madres..."" The story of Kapitang Kulas and Asedillo (1935-36) under whose leadership a handful of men led the lives of bandits in the mountains of the Sierra Madre. For two years they killed and plundered for their cause."
  • Description: "...Alberto Santos unjustly convicted of a crime he did not commit was forced either to hide as an outlaw in the mountains or to reveal that his own uncle, the only brother of his mother, was the real murderer. The murdered man was Carmen's uncle... Carmen did not want to see him again. Desperate, he captured the only witness to his innocence, then he kidnapped Carmen and forced her to listen to the truth. Carmen also learned that he was robbing the rich to give to the poor. She convinces him to surrender to the law. and obtains pardon for him. Actual PC troopers are seen in the picture..." Publication: Tribune (Manila) [December 17, 1938]
Production Company:
Parlatone Hispano-Filipino
Type:
Film / Video
Release Year:
1938
Language:
Tagalog, English
Color:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono

Filed Under: Film / Video