The Falcon in Mexico
Horror-Mask Key Clue As Master-Killer Slays Four!
NR 1944 · 70 min · ★ 5.6 · Crime, Mystery
The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.
Directed by William Berke · Written by George Worthing Yates
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Cast
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Tom Conway Tom Lawrence, aka The Falcon -
Mona Maris Raquel -
Martha Vickers Barbara Wade -
Nestor Paiva Manuel Romero -
Mary Currier Paula Dudley -
Cecilia Callejo Dolores Ybarra -
Emory Parnell James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes] -
Joseph Vitale Anton -
Pedro de Cordoba Don Carlos Ybarra -
Fernando Alvarado Pancho Romero -
Bryant Washburn Humphrey Wade -
Frank O'Connor Officer Hoffman (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
2h 7m togetherBoth from William Berke.
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