The Mark of the Skunk (1950)
La marca del zorrillo
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.
- Date of release
- 1950-06-15
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Director
- Gilberto Martínez Solares
Casting
- 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
- Lupe Inclán — The Witch
- Rafael Banquells — Officer
- José René Ruiz — Dwarf
- Joaquín García Vargas — Cook
- Ramón Valdés — Guard
- Juan García — Pitaya
Interesting facts
The Mark of the Skunk is a 1950 Mexican comedy adventure film written and directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés "Tin-Tan", Silvia Pinal and the Julian Sisters. It is a parody of The Mark of Zorro. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.
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