'Moral em concordata' - November 1959

'Moral em concordata' was adapted to the screen from a play by Abilio Pereira de Almeida. Maria Della Costa & Odete Lara play sisters in distress... Looking at the glossies I could not help but see the similarity in looks with the Hollywood productions of Tennessee William's plays 'A street car named desire' (1951) and 'Cat on a hot tin roof' (1958)... Look at the photos and see if you agree with me... 

sister act... Odete Lara & Maria Della Costa. 

Hollywood, eat your heart out...

Maria Della Costa on a big brass bed... any similarity to the Elizabeth Taylor scene in 'A cat on a hot tin roof' is not mere coincidence... 

Italian neo-realism? No, Brazilian's... 

Odete Lara working her troubles away at a Leonam sewing machine.

DKW & Caracu beer ad in the back... 

it looks like Bela Vista to me... 

but now it looks like a studio scenery... but I'm not quite sure... 

Lambretta... Armando Bogus, Jardel Filho & Benjamin Cattan. 

Jardel Filho doing his best Marlon Brando impersonation...

21 November 1959 - Fernando de Barros' 'Moral em concordata' premieres at Cine Paisandu in Sao Paulo... 

Morgana sings at a night club where Maria Della Costa works as a chorus-girl.

14 February 1960 - Fernando de Barros' 'Moral em concordata' opens in Rio de Janeiro couple of months after São Paulo... 

'O petróleo é nosso' - 1954

14 Novembro 1954 -

Heloisa Helena & John Herbert.

Sergio de Oliveira, John Herbert & Heloisa Helena.

Johnny Herbert & Adelaide Chiozzo. 

Violeta Ferraz, Catalano & the Ruy Rey Orchestra. 

Violeta Ferraz & Pituca.

 Gilda Valença sings 'Casa portuguesa'. 

Emilinha Borba in 'O petróleo é nosso'. 

Mary Gonçalves & John Herbert in 'O petróleo é nosso'.