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El signo de la muerte (1939)

El signo de la muerte poster
Original title
El Signo de la Muerte
Directed by
Chano Urueta
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comedic adventure where a hapless character gets involved in a mystery involving a deadly sign. Cantinflas plays a bumbling helper who stumbles into trouble.

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What happens

The Sign of Death (Spanish: El signo de la muerte) is a 1939 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Mario Moreno «Cantinflas» and Carlos Orellana. The film is part of Cantinflas's early starring roles where he teamed up with Manuel Medel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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