---
title: 'Story of a Poor Young Man (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Bayón Herrera'
released: '1942-04-13'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/story-of-a-poor-young-man-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123199/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Story of a Poor Young Man (1942)

1942 · 98 min · Drama · Argentina

Original title: La novela de un joven pobre

## Synopsis

Story of a Poor Young Man is a 1942 Argentine historical drama film directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and starring Hugo del Carril, Santiago Gómez Cou and Nélida Bilbao. It is based on the 1858 French novel of the same title by Octave Feuillet, which was later adapted again in 1968. The film's sets were designed by Juan Manuel Concado. It was released during what is considered to be the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Bayón Herrera](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bayon-herrera)
- **Screenplay:** [Octave Feuillet](https://cinepixo.com/people/octave-feuillet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-gutierrez-del-barrio)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roque Funes](https://cinepixo.com/people/roque-funes)

## Cast

- [Carlos Perelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-perelli)
- [Alberto Terrones](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-terrones)
- [Francisco López Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-lopez-silva)
- [Santiago Gómez Cou](https://cinepixo.com/people/santiago-gomez-cou)
- [Francisco Pablo Donadío](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-pablo-donadio)
- [Julio Scarcella](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-scarcella)
- [Consuelo Abad](https://cinepixo.com/people/consuelo-abad)
- [Amanda Ledesma](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-ledesma)
- [Armando Bó](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-bo)
- [Nélida Bilbao](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelida-bilbao)
- [Elda Dessel](https://cinepixo.com/people/elda-dessel)
- [Hugo del Carril](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-del-carril)

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