The Torch

The story of a fear-inspiring revolutionary general who develops a passion for the daughter of a wealthy villager. It's hate at first sight so far as the girl is concerned, but this will soon change.

Cast

Paulette Goddard

as Mariá Dolores Peñafiel

Pedro Armendáriz

as José Juan Reyes

Gilbert Roland

as Father Sierra

Walter Reed

as Dr. Robert Stanley

Julio Villarreal

as Don Carlos Peñafiel

Carlos Múzquiz

as Fidel Bernal

Margarito Luna

as Captain Bocanegra

José Torvay

as Captain Quiñones

Pascual García Peña

as Don Apolonio Sánchez

Antonia Kaneem

as AAdelita

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Paulette Goddard had a hand in the production of this because she liked the (far superior) source film "Enamorada" from four years earlier. Pedro Armendáriz reprises his role as the conquering general "José Juan" who arrives in a town determined to secure it's riches for his libertarian cause. He al...

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