The Great Madcap

7.2/1019491h 32mReleased

Comedy

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.

Released: Nov 25, 1949

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Fernando Soler

Ramiro de la Mata

Rosario Granados

Virginia de la Mata

Andrés Soler

Ladislao de la Mata

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