The Mystery of Puerta del Sol

The Mystery of Puerta del Sol

1930 · 74 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy

Pompeyo and Rodolfo work in a newspaper, but they dream of becoming film actors, so they go to a casting for an American film that will be shot in Madrid for a few days; but things will not turn out as they expect…

Directed by Francisco Elías · Written by Francisco Elías

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