Machete

Machete

75 mins | Drama | Dec. 1, 1958

This 1959 film noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis (Albert Dekker), for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos (Carlos Rivas). Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel (Lee Van Cleef), poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.

Machete

75 mins | Drama | Dec. 1, 1958

Machete
This 1959 film noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis (Albert Dekker), for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos (Carlos Rivas). Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel (Lee Van Cleef), poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers
Original title Machete
Directors Kurt Neumann
Writers Carroll Young, Kurt Neumann

Cast

Mari Blanchard

as Jean Montoya

Ruth Cains

as Rita

Albert Dekker

as Don Luis Montoya

Juano Hernández

as Bernardo

Carlos Rivas

as Carlos

Lee Van Cleef

as Miguel