The Mark of the Skunk (1950)
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.
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares
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Germán Valdés as Tin |
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Silvia Pinal as Lupita |
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Marcelo Chávez as Don Marcelo de Toluca |
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Rafael Alcayde as Capitán don Gaspar de Cadereyta |
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Hortensia Constance as Doña Leonor de Tijuana |
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Juan Garcia as Pitaya |
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Lupe Inclán as The Witch |
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Rafael Banquells as Officer |
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José René Ruiz as Dwarf |
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Joaquín García Vargas as Cook |
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Ramón Valdés as Guard |
| Directing | Gilberto Martínez Solares | Director |
| Production | Felipe Mier | Producer |
| Writing | Gilberto Martínez Solares | Writer |
| Art | Manuel Fontanals | Production Design |
| Sound | Rosalío Ramírez | Music |
| Sound | Federico Ruiz | Music |
| Production | Ana María Escobedo | Producer |
| Writing | Juan García | Writer |
| Crew | Jorge Stahl Jr. | Cinematography |