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A Macabre Legacy(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-11-29
50%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 23m
Overview:
A plastic surgeon goes mad when he discovers that his wife have an affair. He fakes her death and disfigure her and locks her in the cellar.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies:
Productora de Películas
Movie: A Macabre Legacy
Top 10 Billed Cast
Miguel Arenas
Dr. Ernesto Duarte
Consuelo Frank
Rosa
Ramón Armengod
Eduardo
Luis Aldás
Luis
Fanny Schiller
Matilde
Agustín Isunza
Cesar
Aurora Walker
Maria
Manolo Fábregas
Tato (as Sanchez Navarro)
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Overview
A plastic surgeon goes mad when he discovers that his wife have an affair. He fakes her death and disfigure her and locks her in the cellar.
Release Date
1939-11-29
Average
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