The Mark of the Skunk (1950)
Overview
In 1840 California, The Texmelucan viscount bizco, offers a feast for his son Tin, who returned from Italy where he studied fencing. The boy turns out to be a coward who flees in terror after refusing to fight a duel with Captain Gaspar. In their flight, Tin rescues a witch was tied to a tree. Grateful, the witch gives him an ointment that will make him invincible for an hour. The coward swordsman will have three opportunities to use it and save his father from the injustices of the evil ruler Marcelo.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 3.683 |
Directed By
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Crew
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Juan García
Ana María Escobedo
Felipe Mier
Rosalío Ramírez
Federico Ruiz
Jorge Stahl Jr.
Manuel Fontanals
TOP CAST
Germán Valdés
Tin
Silvia Pinal
Lupita
Marcelo Chávez
Don Marcelo de Toluca
Rafael Alcayde
Capitán don Gaspar de Cadereyta
Hortensia Constance
Doña Leonor de Tijuana
Juan Garcia
Pitaya
Lupe Inclán
The Witch
Rafael Banquells
Officer
José René Ruiz
Dwarf
Ramón Valdés
Guard
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