# Strange Appointment

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{{Short description|1947 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Strange Appointment
| image          = File:Strange Appointment.jpeg
| caption        =
| director       = [Gilberto Martínez Solares](/source/Gilberto_Mart%C3%ADnez_Solares)
| producer       = José Ramón Huerta
| writer         = Gilberto Martínez Solares
| narrator       =
| starring       = [Esther Fernández](/source/Esther_Fern%C3%A1ndez) <br> [Luis Aldás](/source/Luis_Ald%C3%A1s) <br> [Jorge Reyes](/source/Jorge_Reyes_(Mexican_actor))
| music          =[Luis Hernández Bretón](/source/Luis_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Bret%C3%B3n)
| cinematography = [Agustín Martínez Solares](/source/Agust%C3%ADn_Mart%C3%ADnez_Solares)
| editing        = [Charles L. Kimball](/source/Charles_L._Kimball)
| studio =Aristo Films
| distributor    = Panamerican Films
| released       = {{Film date|1947|10|30|df=y}}
| runtime        = 88 minutes
| country        =Mexico
| language       = [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Strange Appointment''''' (Spanish: '''''Extraña cita''''') is a 1947 Mexican [mystery](/source/mystery_film) [thriller film](/source/thriller_film) directed by [Gilberto Martínez Solares](/source/Gilberto_Mart%C3%ADnez_Solares) and starring [Esther Fernández](/source/Esther_Fern%C3%A1ndez), [Luis Aldás](/source/Luis_Ald%C3%A1s) and [Jorge Reyes](/source/Jorge_Reyes_(Mexican_actor)).<ref>Wilt p.104</ref><ref>Riera p.120</ref> The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [Manuel Fontanals](/source/Manuel_Fontanals).

==Synopsis==
After her father's death, María Eugenia is pressured by Don Remigio Pérez who her father owed [debt](/source/debt)s to, to marry her. Instead her kindly uncle Roberto de los Ríos pays off her debts and she goes to live with him at his [country estate](/source/country_estate) with his two [twin](/source/twin) nephews Carlos and Leonardo. However she faces an attempt to murder her to secure her uncle's fortune.

==Cast==
* [Esther Fernández](/source/Esther_Fern%C3%A1ndez) as 	María Eugenia
* [Luis Aldás](/source/Luis_Ald%C3%A1s) as 	Carlos / Leonardo
* [Jorge Reyes](/source/Jorge_Reyes_(Mexican_actor)) as	Ángel Custodio
* [Fernando Soto](/source/Fernando_Soto_(Mexican_actor)) as 	Mantequilla
* [Rafael Alcayde](/source/Rafael_Alcayde) as 	Roberto de los Ríos
* [Conchita Carracedo](/source/Conchita_Carracedo) as 	Carmen
* [Nicolás Rodríguez](/source/Nicol%C3%A1s_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(actor)) as 	Don Remigio Pérez
* [Antonio Bravo](/source/Antonio_Bravo) as 	Don Juan Guerra
* [José Elías Moreno](/source/Jos%C3%A9_El%C3%ADas_Moreno) as 	Esteban 
* [Enriqueta Reza](/source/Enriqueta_Reza) as 	Doña Chona
* [José Torvay](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Torvay) as 	Comisario
* [Juan García](/source/Juan_Garc%C3%ADa_(actor)) as 	Asistente Comisario 
* [Irma Torres](/source/Irma_Torres) as 	Mariquita
* [Juan Orraca](/source/Juan_Orraca) as 	Señor de la Maza
* [Lupe del Castillo](/source/Lupe_del_Castillo) as 	Felisa 
* [Humberto Rodríguez](/source/Humberto_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(actor)) as	Secretario
* [Daniel Arroyo](/source/Daniel_Arroyo_(actor)) as 	Señor Velasco
* [Ramón Sánchez](/source/Ram%C3%B3n_S%C3%A1nchez_(actor)) as 	Esbirro de Esteban

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1946-1948''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992
* Wilt, David E. ''The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001''. McFarland, 2024.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0039362}}

Category:1947 films
Category:Mexican mystery films
Category:1947 mystery films
Category:1947 Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares
Category:Mexican black-and-white films
Category:1947 Mexican films
Category:1947 thriller films
Category:Mexican thriller films

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