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Skeleton of Mrs. Morales

Original title: El esqueleto de la señora Morales
  • 19601960
  • 1h 25m
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Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (1960)
A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.
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A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.
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    • Rogelio A. González
    • Luis Alcoriza(adaptation)
    • Arthur Machen(story)
  • Stars
    • Arturo de Córdova
    • Amparo Rivelles
    • Elda Peralta
    • Rogelio A. González
    • Luis Alcoriza(adaptation)
    • Arthur Machen(story)
  • Stars
    • Arturo de Córdova
    • Amparo Rivelles
    • Elda Peralta
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    • 12User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Arturo de Córdova
    Arturo de Córdova
    • Dr. Pablo Morales
    Amparo Rivelles
    Amparo Rivelles
    • Gloria Morales
    Elda Peralta
    Elda Peralta
    • Señorita Castro
    Guillermo Orea
    Guillermo Orea
    • Profesor de Historia
    Rosenda Monteros
    Rosenda Monteros
    • Meche, sirvienta
    Luis Aragón
    • Elodio el cuñado
    Mercedes Pascual
    • Lourditas Mendiolea
    Antonio Bravo
    • Padre Artemio Familiar
    Angelines Fernández
    Angelines Fernández
    • Clara, hermana de Gloria
    Armando Arriola
    • Don Amado
    Paz Villegas
    • La otra Sra. Mendiolea
    Roberto Meyer
    • Historiador
    Pepita González
    • Amiga de Gloria, testiga contra Pablo
    León Barroso
    • Dr. Quiñones
    Manuel Alvarado
    • Cantinero
    • (uncredited)
    Humberto Dupeyrón
    Humberto Dupeyrón
    • Niño
    • (uncredited)
    Armando Gutiérrez
    • Maestro
    • (uncredited)
    Roger López
    • Abogado defensor
    • (uncredited)
      • Rogelio A. González
      • Luis Alcoriza(adaptation) (screenplay)
      • Arthur Machen(story)
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    • Trivia
      The film is an adaptation of the short story "The Islington Mystery" by Arthur Machen (1863-1947). Machen was in turn inspired by the 1910 murder of Cora Henrietta Turner. Turner was killed by her husband, the American homeopath Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862-1910). Crippen was nicknamed "Dr. Crippen" but was not a physician.
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      Remade as Siete mil días juntos (1994)

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    A rare film where the audience is rooting for the man to kill his wife!
    I love films from all over the world and I understand that this makes me kind of weird--particularly here in the United States where most folks have little tolerance for subtitles. Perhaps it's because I have seen and reviewed so many films that I often look for something different--and The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales is certainly different-- and in some very good ways.

    In the past, I've written some articles about cheesy Mexican films-- such as the Aztec mummy films and the luchador (masked wrestler) films of the 60s and 70s. These films are pretty bad, but also are wonderful for a good laugh. But this does NOT mean that all Mexican films of yesterday are bad or silly--there are plenty of wonderful older Mexican movies that I've seen and I hope to see many more. For examples, the comedies of Cantinflas are quite charming and Pedro Infante's musicals are quite enjoyable--plus I am always hopeful that readers will write to me to recommend their favorites (hint, hint--PLEASE send me the names of your favorites)!

    The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales is an interesting tale because it's one of the few older films I've seen that would seem to endorse murder! Like the wonderful Hollywood film The Suspect (with Charles Laughton), the story is about a nice man who is married to a truly horrible woman. However, Mrs. Morales is unusual in her awfulness because she is two-faced. To her many friends in the local church and her extended family, she is a virtual saint who is forced to live with a terrible husband who drinks too much, abuses her and is irreverent. However, this is all part of Mrs. Morales' sick personality disorder. He is actually a very good husband and tries to love her, but she is both frigid and very cruel towards him--and being married to her is impossible. She wants others to think she's a martyr for staying with such a monster and he just wants a wife who will love him and so he puts up with a lot during their long and very unhappy marriage. All the while, most audience members are hoping that Dr. Morales will either leave this woman or kill her. I was rooting for him to kill her--especially after she smashes the camera he saved up to buy for two years and then convinced her friends that HE beat her! What's next? Well, the word 'skeleton' is in the title...so you might be able to guess SOME of what will happen. However, like all wonderful dark comedies, guessing exactly what will happen is just about impossible! And it features a wonderful twist ending that made me smile.

    The bottom line is that while most people are much more likely to watch a recent Hollywood movie, there are wonderful films waiting to be discovered from all over the world. And, in the case of The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales, you don't have to travel that far from Hollywood to find a classic.
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      • 1960 (United States)
      • Mexico
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mexico
    • Production company
      • Alfa Film S.A.
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
      • Black and White

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