The Hired Husband (Spanish: Un marido a precio fijo) is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Gonzalo Delgrás and starring Rafael Durán and Lina Yegros. Its plot also has elements of melodrama.
Plot
The protagonist, Estrella, is the goddaughter of the opulent king of synthetic shoe polish. In order to create marketing, Estrellita motivates the interest of the radio and newspapers. The millionaire leaves her boyfriend standing up in the middle of an argument, he is a bored-looking man in his forties, and she leaves him to travel to different countries in Europe. In a hotel she meets Eric whom she is to marry in twenty days. He leaves her and back home she proposes to a train robber to supplant her husband.
Cast
Pepe Blanco
Ana María Campoy
Rafael Durán as Miguel
Juana Ferrer
Leonor Fábregas
Jorge Greiner
Juana Mansó
Manuel de Melero
Juan Muñiz
José Sanchíz
Cristina Santaolalla
Lily Vicenti
Luis Villasiul
Lina Yegros as Estrella
References
Bibliography
Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.