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David Díaz enjoyed filming the car chase so much that at end of a take he shouted "I feel like Steven Spielberg!".

David Hernández wanted to do a sequel of his short film "Lawrence Jones y el Bastón de Mando". He recruited David Díaz to help him make it. Just one month before the beginning of the shooting, the original actor who played Lawrence Jones said he wasn't available to shoot. David Díaz asked David Hernández if he could play the role as well. David eventually took the part.

Rufus Peabody was originally played by David Hernández's cousin. Jorge Guimerá was on Tenerife during the making of the short film. David Díaz asked him to play a cameo role as one of Rufus Peabody's thugs. Jorge agreed. A few days before the shooting of Rufus first scene, due to schedule problems with David's cousin, David Díaz convinced David to replace him with Jorge. The same night before the shooting David Díaz called Jorge to offer him the role of Rufus.

David Díaz is the only cast member not born in the Canary Islands.

Shot with one camera.

Miguel Castellano and David Díaz didn't drive the cars during the making of the car chase because the owners didn't allowed them to. So the owners became the stunt drivers and the actors "drove" the cars in the close-ups with the cars stopped. David said that was a relief for him because he hadn't got his driver license yet, and even if he had, he wouldn't do it because he had a healthy respect for the car.

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    • Author: Majin
    An excellent example of serial Saturday afternoons from late 50's. Despite being a B movie short, natural view and good performances make Lawrence jones and the king,s Solomon's table a very hysterical fun adventure for all audiences, David Diaz makes one of his best performances playing the cousin of the more famous archaeologist. A delicious tribute to classic adventure films and pulp comics. David Hernandez coordinates that short by way of one of his best works in this genre, a great sense of intuition and movement behind the camera, you feel in that year; 1958 looking this comic pulp in bone and flesh. Very wonderfully entertaining!.
  • Cast overview:
    David Díaz David Díaz - Lawrence Jones
    Sonia Muñiz Sonia Muñiz - Cybill Mercer
    Jorge Guimerá Jorge Guimerá - Rufus Peabody
    Miguel Castellano Miguel Castellano - Soldado 1
    Salvador Reverón Salvador Reverón - Soldado 2 / Figurante universidad
    Jesús Acosta Jesús Acosta - Soldado 3
    Raquel Hernández Raquel Hernández - Figurante universidad
    Miguel Ángel Hernández Miguel Ángel Hernández - Figurante universidad
    María de los Ángeles Marrero María de los Ángeles Marrero - Figurante universidad (as Maraba Marrero)
    Sara Febles Sara Febles - Figurante universidad
    Marisa Marrero Marisa Marrero - Figurante universidad
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