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The Trace of Some Lips

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The Trace of Some Lips
Directed byJuan Bustillo Oro
Written byJuan Bustillo Oro
Based onCollared by Cornell Woolrich
Produced byJesús Grovas
StarringRosario Granados
Carlos López Moctezuma
Rubén Rojo
CinematographyRaúl Martínez Solares
Edited byGloria Schoemann
Music byManuel Esperón
Production
company
Cinematográfica Grovas
Release date
  • 6 March 1952 (1952-03-06)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

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.[1] [2] 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.[3]

Synopsis

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After the mysterious death of her father, María is taken in by an acquaintance of his and lives in his house. She slowly gathers evidence that he may in fact be her father's murderer.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Reyes p.292
  2. ^ Expressionism in the Cinema p.284
  3. ^ Piccato p.246

Bibliography

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  • Brill, Olaf (ed.) Expressionism in the Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2016.
  • Piccato, Pablo. A History of Infamy: Crime, Truth, and Justice in Mexico. University of California Press, 2017.
  • Reyes, Alvaro A. Fernández . Crimen y suspenso en el cine mexicano 1946-1955. El Colegio de Michoacán, 2007.
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