The 9.15 Express Explained

The 9.15 Express (Spanish: El rápido de las 9.15) is a 1941 Mexican drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Virginia Fábregas, Alfredo del Diestro and Gloria Marín.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández.

Synopsis

The film focuses on the differing, unconnected lives of various passengers on an express train that crashes that night.

Cast

• Virginia Fábregas as Susana del Mercado
• Alfredo del Diestro as El Incurable
• Gloria Marín as La Infiel
• Miguel Inclán as El Anticuario
• Carlos López Moctezuma as El Chulo
• Alejandro Cobo as El Tuerte
• Enrique García Álvarez as El Marino
• Edmundo Espino as Nacho
• Carmen Conde as La Novia
• Rafael Baledón as El Novio
• Lucila Bowling as Alberta
• Ángel T. Sala as Tío de Rodolfo
• Lupe Inclán as Esposa de Ulíses
• José Torvay as Secuaz de gobernador
• Manuel Dondé as Don Rodrigo
• Conchita Gentil Arcos as Toñita, casera
• Tito Junco as Rodolfo
• José Elías Moreno as Empleado hotel
• Humberto Rodríguez as Felipe, mayordomo
• Salvador Quiroz as Don Ramón, Padrino de boda
• Arturo Soto Rangel as Papá de novia

See also

• Friday the Thirteenth, a 1933 British film with a similar plotline

Bibliography

• Castro, Francisco Peredo. Alejandro Galindo, un alma rebelde en el cine mexicano. Conaculta/imcine, 2000.

Notes and References

1. Web site: El rápido de las 9.15 (1941). Film Affinity. 13 June 2014.
2. Castro p.152