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The Trace of Some Lips (1952)

The Trace of Some Lips poster
Original title
La huella de unos labios
Directed by
Juan Bustillo Oro
Genre
film noir, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes entangled in a dangerous mystery after a strange encounter. The story follows her as she tries to uncover the truth behind a series of unsettling events.

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What happens

The Trace of Some Lips (Spanish: La huella de unos labios) is a 1952 Mexican mystery crime thriller film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Rosario Granados, Carlos López Moctezuma and Rubén Rojo. A film noir, it is based on a story by the American writer Cornell Woolrich. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija. It was a commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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