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The Mystery of the Black Domino

The Mystery of the Black Domino

FEB 9, 1931 · DIR. CLEO DE VERBERENA

Drama

"The Mystery of the Black Domino" was the first film directed in Brazil by a woman, the pioneer Cleo de Verberena. Marcos and Virgílio are medical students and share the same room. At the end of the first night of carnaval, Marcos finds the corpse of a woman, dressed as a black domino, inside the closet and accuses Virgílio of murder. Virgílio defends himself by saying that that was Cleo, wife of Commander Fernando Almeida, and that he found her in the corso asking for help, but Marcos questions Virgílio about the veracity of the story. Lost Film.

Cast

  • Cleo de Verberena

    Cleo de Verberena

    Cleo

  • Laes Mac Reni

    Laes Mac Reni

    Virgilio

  • Rodolfo Mayer

    Rodolfo Mayer

    Renato

  • Emílio Dumas

    Emílio Dumas

    Fernando Almeida

  • Nelson de Oliveira

    Marcos

  • Lina Vera

    Noiva de Renato

  • Lucy Déa

Crew

Writer

Canuto Mendes de Almeida

Director of Photography

Carmo Nacarato

Producer

Laes Mac Reni