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Stowaway on Board
Stowaway on Board
Directed by	Florián Rey
Written by	Florián Rey
Produced by	Cesáreo González
Starring	Lina Yegros; Antonio Casal; Ismael Merlo; Salvador Videgain; Charito Leonis; Fernando Sancho
Music by	Julio Soto; Modesto Rebollo
Production; company	Suevia Films
Release date	6 March 1941;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Stowaway on Board (Spanish:Polizón a bordo) is a 1941 Spanish comedy film directed by Florián Rey, co-starring Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro and Ismael Merlo.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

Antonciño (Ismael Merlo) is planning to travel to America to find his love Rosiña (Lina Yegros), despite his poverty. He moves into the area under the pretense of being a rich man, with his friend Manucho (Antonio Casal). Rosiña, a younger and poor woman with dreams of buying a house, is unaware of Antonciño's activities. Matters become complicated as Antonio's poverty is discovered, along with Manucho's pretending to be poor. Rosiña remembers her friend Antonciño and becomes his lover again. Manucho throws a great party in the city for two days, causing trouble for the mayor (Salvador Videgain).

Reception

Stowaway on Board was nominated for the best film of year in Spain.

References

^ Bentley p.84
^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781855661769.
^ ¡Polizón a bordo! - Película (in Spanish), retrieved 2019-04-25
^ Fotogramas, Por Redacción (2008-05-29). "Polizón a bordo". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-25.