La marca del muerto (1961)

User Rating:

1.9/10   

Director:

Fernando Cortés

Writers:

Fernando Cortés (writer)
José María Fernández Unsáin (story)

Release Date:

1962 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Mad scientist brings his dead mad scientist grandfather back to life and makes a Frankenstein-type monster out of him. |

Plot Keywords:

Immortality

Cast

Fernando Casanova	...	Dr. Malthus
Sonia Furió	...	Beth
Rosa María Gallardo	...	Victim in Cell
Aurora Alvarado	...	Victim in Cell
Edmundo Espino
Pedro de Aguillón		(as Pedro d'Aquillon)
Hortensia Santoveña

Runtime:

USA:74 min | Mexico:74 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Alameda Films

Movie Connections:

Version of The Haunted Palace (1963)

Kind of a mess.

Not the best movie I've seen but, hey, this is Jerry Warren we're talking about here. The title itself is kind of odd - "Creature of the Walking Dead". What does that mean? I like the original Mexican title better - "The Mark of the Dead". This one's about a mad scientist who stalks young women for their blood, which he needs to perpetuate his eternal youth. Not much going for it in that department, though the Mexican stalking scenes are a little creepy. But it's pure Jerry Warren when Katherine Victor holds a seance in the American part of the movie! Still, the editing wasn't too bad and if this toured the drive-in circuit then maybe no one noticed there wasn't much of a story.