
The Macabre Trunk
1936-09-04 · 79 min · ★ 5.7
A crazed scientist tries to keep his terminally ill wife alive by transfusing into her the blood of young women he murders.
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- Directors
- Miguel Zacarías
- Production companies
- Producciones Pezet
- Countries
- Mexico
- Status
- Released
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Ramón PeredaDr. Maximiliano Renan
René CardonaDr. Armando del Valle
Manuel NoriegaDr. Monroy
Esther FernándezAlicia Monroy
Victorio BlancoEl mendigo
Victorio BlancoPeriodista
Juan GarcíaAgente Gavilando
Carlos LópezAgent MendezTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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