The Murderer X (1955)

Original title

El Asesino X

Directed by

Juan Bustillo Oro

Genre

crime film, film noir, thriller film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with amnesia becomes a suspect in a series of murders. He struggles to recall his past while trying to prove his innocence.

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What happens

The Murderer X (Spanish: El asesino X) is a 1955 Mexican crime thriller film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Carlos López Moctezuma, Manolo Fábregas and Prudencia Grifell. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija. Stylistically a film noir, it is set in the United States with a plot revolving around amnesia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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