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Emergency Ward

Emergency Ward

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 28, 1952

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Sala de guardia

Production Companies

Horizonte Producciones, Fidelca (VE)

Director

Tulio Demicheli

Description

The Argentine Sala de Guardia was released in English-speaking markets as Emergency Ward. South-of-the-Border matinee idol Carlos Thompson stars as an idealistic intern, doing his best to survive a very tough day on the job. When not scurrying from one patient to another, the intern tries to maintain equilibrium in his romance with a nurse (Elisa Galve). Comedy dovetails neatly into tragedy, which in turn segues smoothly into heart-tugging pathos. A box-office smash in Argentina, Sala de Guardia repeated its moneymaking performance all throughout Latin America.