History

The Lumiton Studios (Lumi: Light + ton: sound), the first modern studios in the country, are inaugurated. The work, designed by architect Ricardo Conord, is a local version of what had been seen in Hollywood, with a first film studio and laboratory.

As advisors, Lumiton summoned two great figures from the foreign film world: the Hungarian-American cinematographer John Alton, who had worked for MGM and Paramount, and the Hungarian editor Ladislao (Lazlo) Kish. Jorge Carlos Lemos is in charge of the laboratory. A young film enthusiast joins the team: Francisco Mugica.

Miguel Faust Rocha and Alicia Vignoli Ayer y Hoy, premieres under the direction of Equipo Lumiton. Without the expected success, they look for a new director who knows the target audience. Francisco Oyarzábal introduces them to Manuel Romero, one of the driving forces of the Buenos Aires variety show and with a successful career in theater. He is the assistant director and co-writer with Bayón Herrera of Luces de Buenos Aires, with Carlos Gardel. Oyarzábal joined Lumiton as executive producer, a key player in the development of the production company.

Tres argentinos en parís, directed by Manuel Romero, is the first film to be censored in the country under the pretext that its characters are bohemian party people who “damage Argentine prestige”. It was finally released in 1938 in its original version, under the title “Tres anclados en París”

With Manuel Romero as director was premiered:
Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina, with the debut of Hugo del Carril, accompanied by Florencio Parravicini, Mecha Ortiz, Santiago Arrieta and Irma Córdoba. A brilliant and colorful evocation of a “porteño” generation.
El cañonero de Giles, starring Luis Sandrini, Luisa Vehil, Marcos Caplán and Héctor Quintanilla.
Fuera de la ley, with Luis Arata, José Gola e Irma Córdoba. Cinematographer: Gerardo Húttula, a German born summoned by Lumiton
La vuelta de Rocha, with Mercedes Simone, Pedro Maratea, Alicia Berrié and Tito Lusiardo.

George Andreani, Polish composer and orchestra conductor, joins Lumiton

Carlos Hugo Christensen establishes himself as a director and begins a new stage of the gong production company. His films cover different genres, ranging from classic comedy to erotic and detective films.

With Carlos Hugo Christensen as director the following films are premiered:
Dieciséis años, with María Duval, Alicia Barrié, George Rigaud, Mariana Martí and Amalia Sánchez Ariño.
Safo, historia de una pasión, with Mecha Ortiz, Roberto Escalada, Eduardo Cuitiño, Guillermo Battaglia and Mirtha Legrand.

With Manuel Romero as director the forllowing films are released:
El fabricante de estrellas, with Pepe Arias, Tito Lusiardo, Alicia Barrié and Carmen del Moral.
La calle Corrientes, with Tito Lusiardo, Severo Fernández, Elena Lucena, Alberto Anchart and Carmen del Moral.

With Francisco Mugica the following films are released:
La hija del ministro, with Enrique Serrano, Silvana Roth, Juan Carlos Thorry and Osvaldo Miranda.
La guerra la gano yo, with Pepe Arias, Ricardo Passano, Alberto Contreras, Virginia Luque and Gogó Andreu.
El espejo, with Mirtha Legrand, Roberto Airaldi and Alicia Barrié.

With Luis Mottura as director the following films are premiered:
Punto negro, with Pepita Serrador, Santiago Arrieta, Pedro Quartucci and Miguel Gómez Bao.

With Carlos Hugo Christensen as director the following films are premiered:
Las seis suegras de Barba Azul, with the debut of Susana Freyre, who would eventually become one of his emblematic actresses and also Christensen’s wife.
El canto del cisne, with Mecha Ortiz, Roberto Escalada, Miguel Gómez Bao and Nicolás Fregues.
La señora de Pérez se divorcia, with Mirtha Legrand, Juan Carlos Thorry, Miguel Gómez Bao and Felisa Mary.

With Luis Mottura as director Rigobertopremiers, with Enrique Serrano, Rafael Frontaura, Felisa Mary and Silvana Roth.

With Carlos Hugo Christensen as director the following films are premiered:
Con el diablo en el cuerpo, with Susana Freyre, who consecrates herself thanks to her mischievousness and charm. Sided by Juan Carlos Thorry, Amelita Vargas and Guillermo Battaglia.
Los verdes paraísos, with Aída Luz, Guillermo Battaglia, Eduardo Cuitiño and Carlos Thompson.

With Luis Mottura as director 30 segundos de amoris released, with Mirtha Legrand, Roberto Escalada, Diego Martínez, Felisa Mary and Miguel Gómez Bao.

Carlos Hugo Christensen premieres his last film for Lumiton La trampa, with Zully Moreno, George Rigaud, Juana Sujo and Carlos Thompson. Then among others, Christensen heads to Venezuela to start the film activities of Bolívar Films.

Lumiton has few hits. Filming becomes more and more expensive due to the new conditions achieved by the unions. The old enthusiastic group dissolves. With Susini gone and Oyarzábal deceased, Guerrico decides to sell the shares.

José Martínez Suárez debuts as Assistant Director to director Mario C. Lugones.

The following films are released:
¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña?directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, starring Susana Freyre, Roberto Escalada, Pedro Quartucci, Nelly Darén and Gloria Ferrandiz.
Morir en su ley, directed by Manuel Romero, with Tita Merello, Roberto Escalada, Juan José Miguez and Fanny Navarro.
Yo no elegí mi vida, directed by Antonio Momplet, with Arturo de Córdova, Olga Zubarry, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Guillermo Battaglia and Alberto Bello.

With Mario C. Lugones as director the following films are premiered:
Miguitas en la cama, with Enrique Serrano, Amelita Vargas, Alicia Barrié, Florindo Ferrario and Elsa del Campillo.
Un hombre solo no vale nada, with Enrique Serrano, Amelita Vargas and Miguel Gómez Bao.
Un pecado por mes, with Susana Canales, Norma Giménez, Hugo Pimentel and Miguel Gómez Bao.

With Mario C. Lugones as director the following films are premiered:
Cartas de amor, with Mecha Ortiz, Roberto Escalada, Elisa Christian Galvé, Eduardo Cuitiño and Isabel Pradas.
La mujer del león, with Amelita Vargas, Héctor Calcaño, Carlos Castro “Castrito”, María Esther Gamas and Miguel Gómez Bao.

The following films are released:
El complejo de Felipe, directed by Juan Carlos Thorry, with Enrique Serrano, Elina Colomer, Diana Maggi and Osvaldo Miranda.
Una noche cualquiera, directed by Luis Mottura, with Pepe Arias, Elena Lucena, Mario Fortuna and Gregorio Cicarelli.
De turno con la muerte, directed by Julio Porter, with Roberto escalada, Silvana Roth, Eduardo Cuitiño and Enrique Chaico.

Antonio Ber Ciani directs Martín Pescador, considered the first Argentine film produced in cooperative. With Enrique Serrano, Francisco Álvarez, Elsa del Campillo, Oscar Freyre and Beatriz Taibo.

In 1955, Lumiton employees found the Gong Cooperative as a source of employment. They rent the sets and do some production of their own.