The Mark of the Skunk

The Mark of the Skunk

105 mins | Comedy, Family | June 15, 1950

In 1840 California, The Texmelucan viscount bizco, offers a feast for his son Tin, who returned from Italy where he studied fencing. The boy turns out to be a coward who flees in terror after refusing to fight a duel with Captain Gaspar. In their flight, Tin rescues a witch was tied to a tree. Grateful, the witch gives him an ointment that will make him invincible for an hour. The coward swordsman will have three opportunities to use it and save his father from the injustices of the evil ruler Marcelo.

The Mark of the Skunk

105 mins | Comedy, Family | June 15, 1950

The Mark of the Skunk
In 1840 California, The Texmelucan viscount bizco, offers a feast for his son Tin, who returned from Italy where he studied fencing. The boy turns out to be a coward who flees in terror after refusing to fight a duel with Captain Gaspar. In their flight, Tin rescues a witch was tied to a tree. Grateful, the witch gives him an ointment that will make him invincible for an hour. The coward swordsman will have three opportunities to use it and save his father from the injustices of the evil ruler Marcelo.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers AS Films
Original title La marca del zorrillo
Directors Gilberto Martínez Solares
Writers Gilberto Martínez Solares, Juan García

Cast

Silvia Pinal

as Lupita

Marcelo Chávez

as Don Marcelo de Toluca

Rafael Alcayde

as Capitán don Gaspar de Cadereyta

Hortensia Constance

as Doña Leonor de Tijuana

Juan García

as Pitaya

Lupe Inclán

as The Witch

Rafael Banquells

as Officer

José René Ruiz

as Dwarf

Ramón Valdés

as Guard