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The Headless Woman (1944)

The Headless Woman poster
Original title
La mujer sin cabeza
Directed by
René Cardona
Genre
mystery film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of strange murders linked to a Fu Manchu style villain. The story involves a headless body and a web of criminal schemes in 1940s Mexico.

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What happens

The Headless Woman (Spanish: La mujer sin cabeza) is a 1944 Mexican crime, horror and mystery film directed by René Cardona and starring David T. Bamberg and Manuel Medel. It is the second film in the Fu Manchu series with David T. Bamberg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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