List of Mexican feature films 1920

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The list of Mexican theatrical films of 1920 includes all feature films made in Mexico that year. There were a total of seven Mexican productions this year. The information in this list is based on David E. Wilt's book, The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001 , which has provided the most complete filmography for Mexico.

Legend

  • Title : If available, gives the official German film title, otherwise the original Spanish title.
  • Director : Name the director or directors of the film.
  • Genre : States the genre allocation.
  • Actors : Name three main actors.
  • Special features : Lists special features and background information on the film.

Film list

title Director genre actor particularities
Cuando la patria lo mande Juan Canals de Homs adventure Floria Islas Chacón ;
Manuel de los Rios ;
Maria P. Gomez 		Government-funded film that has likely been shown commercially.
Los encapuchados de Mazatlán Jesús H. Abitia adventure Claudio Beltran
El escándalo Alfredo B. Cuéllar melodrama Alfredo B. Cuéllar ;
Emilia Ruiz del Castillo ;
Enrique Tovar Avalos 		Based on the play The Scandal of Cosmo Hamilton .
Hasta después de la muerte Ernesto Vollrath melodrama Emma Padilla ;
Elvira Ortiz ;
Aída Verdas 		Based on a play by Manuel José Othón .
Honor militar Fernando Orzco y Berra Islas Chacón ;
Rutila urriola ;
Eduardo Urriola 		Funded by the government. Often regarded as the same film as El precio de la gloria from 1919.
Partida ganada Enrique Castilla Rural melodrama José Torres Ovando ;
Rutila Urriola 		Based on a novel by Guillermo Ross .
El Zarco o los plateados José Manuel Ramos Historical film ;
Melodrama ;
adventure 		Miguel Contreras Torres ;
Gilda Chávarri ;
Graciela de Zarate 		Based on a novel by Ignacio Manuel Altaminaro , which was made into a film again in 1957.

literature

  • David E. Wilt: "The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-6122-6