118:
based on a plot by
Uruguayan writer Vicente Orona. Editing was by Fernando de Fuentes, Fernando C. Tamayo and Harry Foster, musical direction by Max Urban, sound by Roberto Rodríguez and Joselito Rodríguez, set design by Jorge Fernández, photography by Alex Phillips, wardrobe by Vicente Tostado and A.X. Peña, make-up by Tillillado and costumes by A.X. Peña. Peña, makeup by Tillie Orozco and weapons master Nicolás Reyero who was a general at the Military College and directed the instruction in the use of weapons such as the sword, foil and saber to actors Chato Ortín, René Cardona, Carlos López "Chaflán", Luis G. Ferreiro, Vicente Orona and Indio Fernández.
200:
562:
108:
The film takes place in 16th century New Spain where a masked swordsman, Cruz Diablo, steals from rich people to give to the poor and in doing so marks people with a cross on their foreheads. Cruz Diablo and
Inspector Diego will try to prevent Marcela, the daughter of the Count of Luna, from marrying
117:
Cruz Diablo was filmed in the studios of the Compañía
Nacional Productora, then located on Paseo de la Reforma, during six weeks starting on September 13, 1934, at a cost of 200,000 pesos. The production was in charge of Paul H. Bush and the Mex-Art company. The script was by director De Fuentes
109:
an old marquis by Diego pretending to be the Count. The young woman is actually in love with
Captain Carlos, who is imprisoned and tortured to prevent him from marrying Marcela. Captain Carlos' mother goes mad and tells Cruz Diablo what happened.
121:
As part of the set design work, two production assistants contracted smallpox while handling antique clothing and period furniture, so the
Ministry of Health declared the film studio quarantined.
124:
The film led to the founding of the production company Mex-Art (Impulsora
Cinematográfica), owned by businessmen Pablo Bush and Alfonso Sánchez Tello.
599:
628:
227:
633:
623:
592:
673:
220:
638:
515:
140:
585:
419:
531:
653:
643:
427:
339:
523:
668:
648:
213:
663:
483:
451:
331:
355:
658:
539:
491:
291:
267:
499:
387:
275:
176:. México, Secretaría de Cultura, consultado en el Centro de Documentación e Investigación.
8:
618:
507:
236:
91:
30:
443:
363:
347:
307:
199:
96:
573:
459:
435:
411:
323:
283:
194:
395:
467:
371:
315:
73:
569:
379:
612:
475:
251:
561:
403:
259:
188:
205:
100:
called it "one of the best films that ever crossed the Rio Grande".
87:
63:
568:
This article related to a
Mexican film of the 1930s is a
610:
593:
221:
600:
586:
228:
214:
198:
235:
611:
629:Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes
209:
556:
13:
14:
685:
182:
166:
158:"Cruz diablo se estrena mañana".
560:
174:Expediente A-00081 Cruz diablo
151:
133:
1:
634:Mexican black-and-white films
127:
112:
624:1930s Spanish-language films
572:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
162:. México. 27 November 1934.
10:
690:
555:
524:Los hijos de María Morales
420:¡Así se quiere en Jalisco!
340:Let's Go with Pancho Villa
540:Tres citas con el destino
243:
141:"At the Teatro Campoamor"
69:
59:
36:
26:
21:
674:1930s Mexican film stubs
492:Jalisco Sings in Seville
484:Allá en el Rancho Grande
452:Hasta que perdió Jalisco
332:Allá en el Rancho Grande
292:El fantasma del convento
639:Mexican adventure films
356:Bajo el cielo de México
103:
500:Hipólito, el de Santa
276:The Tiger of Yautepec
654:1934 adventure films
644:Mexican action films
516:Crime and Punishment
669:1930s Mexican films
649:Mexican drama films
508:Por la puerta falsa
237:Fernando de Fuentes
172:Cineteca Nacional.
92:Fernando de Fuentes
31:Fernando de Fuentes
664:1930s action films
444:El rey se divierte
388:Allá en el trópico
348:Las mujeres mandan
308:La familia Dressel
145:The New York Times
97:The New York Times
581:
580:
550:
549:
460:La selva de fuego
436:La Mujer sin Alma
412:La gallina clueca
324:Desfile deportivo
284:Godfather Mendoza
90:film directed by
79:
78:
16:1934 Mexican film
681:
659:1934 drama films
602:
595:
588:
564:
557:
372:La casa del ogro
230:
223:
216:
207:
206:
202:
177:
170:
164:
163:
155:
149:
148:
147:. April 6, 1935.
137:
52:
50:
19:
18:
689:
688:
684:
683:
682:
680:
679:
678:
609:
608:
607:
606:
553:
551:
546:
532:Canción de cuna
239:
234:
185:
180:
171:
167:
157:
156:
152:
139:
138:
134:
130:
115:
106:
55:
48:
46:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
687:
677:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
605:
604:
597:
590:
582:
579:
578:
565:
548:
547:
545:
544:
536:
528:
520:
512:
504:
496:
488:
480:
472:
464:
456:
448:
440:
432:
424:
416:
408:
400:
396:El jefe máximo
392:
384:
380:Papacito lindo
376:
368:
360:
352:
344:
336:
328:
320:
312:
304:
296:
288:
280:
272:
264:
256:
247:
245:
244:Films directed
241:
240:
233:
232:
225:
218:
210:
204:
203:
184:
183:External links
181:
179:
178:
165:
150:
131:
129:
126:
114:
111:
105:
102:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
54:
53:
42:
40:
37:
34:
33:
28:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
686:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
616:
614:
603:
598:
596:
591:
589:
584:
583:
577:
575:
571:
566:
563:
559:
558:
554:
542:
541:
537:
534:
533:
529:
526:
525:
521:
518:
517:
513:
510:
509:
505:
502:
501:
497:
494:
493:
489:
486:
485:
481:
478:
477:
476:La devoradora
473:
470:
469:
465:
462:
461:
457:
454:
453:
449:
446:
445:
441:
438:
437:
433:
430:
429:
425:
422:
421:
417:
414:
413:
409:
406:
405:
401:
398:
397:
393:
390:
389:
385:
382:
381:
377:
374:
373:
369:
366:
365:
361:
358:
357:
353:
350:
349:
345:
342:
341:
337:
334:
333:
329:
326:
325:
321:
318:
317:
313:
310:
309:
305:
302:
301:
297:
294:
293:
289:
286:
285:
281:
278:
277:
273:
270:
269:
265:
262:
261:
257:
254:
253:
249:
248:
246:
242:
238:
231:
226:
224:
219:
217:
212:
211:
208:
201:
196:
192:
191:
187:
186:
175:
169:
161:
154:
146:
142:
136:
132:
125:
122:
119:
110:
101:
99:
98:
93:
89:
85:
84:
75:
72:
68:
65:
62:
58:
44:
43:
41:
35:
32:
29:
25:
20:
574:expanding it
567:
552:
538:
530:
522:
514:
506:
498:
490:
482:
474:
466:
458:
450:
442:
434:
428:Doña Bárbara
426:
418:
410:
404:Creo en Dios
402:
394:
386:
378:
370:
362:
354:
346:
338:
330:
322:
314:
306:
299:
298:
290:
282:
274:
268:La calandria
266:
258:
250:
189:
173:
168:
160:El Universal
159:
153:
144:
135:
123:
120:
116:
107:
95:
82:
81:
80:
38:Release date
364:La Zandunga
300:Cruz Diablo
260:Prisoner 13
190:Cruz Diablo
83:Cruz Diablo
27:Directed by
22:Cruz Diablo
619:1934 films
613:Categories
252:El anónimo
128:References
113:Production
86:is a 1934
468:Esperanza
316:Petróleo
70:Language
88:Mexican
74:Spanish
60:Country
47: (
543:(1954)
535:(1953)
527:(1952)
519:(1951)
511:(1950)
503:(1950)
495:(1949)
487:(1949)
479:(1946)
471:(1946)
463:(1945)
455:(1945)
447:(1944)
439:(1944)
431:(1943)
423:(1942)
415:(1941)
407:(1941)
399:(1940)
391:(1940)
383:(1939)
375:(1939)
367:(1938)
359:(1937)
351:(1937)
343:(1936)
335:(1936)
327:(1936)
319:(1936)
311:(1935)
303:(1934)
295:(1934)
287:(1934)
279:(1933)
271:(1933)
263:(1933)
255:(1933)
197:
64:Mexico
570:stub
195:IMDb
104:Plot
49:1934
45:1934
193:at
615::
143:.
94:.
601:e
594:t
587:v
576:.
229:e
222:t
215:v
51:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
