The Hand of Death

The Hand of Death

1948 · 70 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Mystery, Horror

A film that mixes comedy with mystery. A hairdresser (Lucho Córdoba) is a fan of detective novels, to the point of fantasizing while he works, which causes him several problems with his boss. Suddenly he finds himself involved in a plot as if it were taken from one of them.

Directed by José Bohr · Written by Rubén Darío Guevara

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