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La Cucaracha LA CUCARACHA
1934, Pioneer Pictures / RKO-Radio

Produced by: Kenneth MacGowan

Directed by: Lloyd Corrigan

Screenplay by: Jack Wagner, John Twist
Based on a story by Lloyd Corrigan and Carly Wharton

Cinematography: Ray Rennahan

Cast:
Steffi Duna
Don Alvarado
Paul Porcasi

Music Designer: Roy Webb

35mm, 20 min.

The first live-action three-strip Technicolor film to achieve wide popularity and critical acclaim, LA CUCARACHA's success helped persuade Hollywood to begin making Technicolor feature films.

Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, from the original three-strip Technicolor negatives, in cooperation with the University of Southern California School of Cinema and YCM Laboratories. Laboratory services by YCM Laboratories. Funding provided by American Movie Classics, The Film Foundation, and YCM Laboratories.

 

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