El beso mortal (1938)
Overview
Adapted from "Le mortel baiser", a stage play by French writer Loïc Le Gouriadec (also known as Paul Gury). The story follows Cecilia, the daughter of a wealthy and conservative family, who is about to marry the son of the town's mayor. When a physician specializing in venereal diseases arrives in town, he examines Cecilia's fiancé and informs him that he is still suffering from syphilis, which has advanced significantly since he contracted it years earlier.
Cast
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
Dr. Juan Estrada
Matilde Palou
Matilde
Magda Haller
Cecilia
Julián Soler
Raymundo Vázquez
Manuel Noriega
Don Maximino
Joaquín Coss
Señor cura
Carolina Barret
Mujer fumando (uncredited)
Víctor Junco
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