''Museo del horror'' (in English, "Museum of Horror") is a 1964 Mexican mystery thriller horror black-and-white film directed by

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and starring Julio Alemán, Patricia Conde and

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Plot

Many women disappear under mysterious circumstances, generating a climate of terror and paranoia in the entire population of a town. All the clues point to the same museum.

Cast

* Julio Alemán as Dr. Raúl * Patricia Conde as Marta *

as Luis *

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as Norma Ramos * Carlos López Moctezuma as Professor Abramov *

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as Police Chief * Emma Roldán as Doña Leonor * Sonia Infante as Sonia *

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as Lencho (as Arturo Soto la Marina "Chicote") * Julián de Meriche as Police Detective * Arturo Castro as Gendarme (as Arturo Castro "Bigotón") * Carlos León as Police Detective * Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Watchman (uncredited) *

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as Grave Robber (uncredited) * Jesús Gómez as Policeman (uncredited) *

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as Maid (uncredited) *

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as Grave Robber (uncredited) * José Pardavé as Doctor (uncredited)

Production

The film was influenced by '' House of Wax''. It features stock footage from the 1961 Italian

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''.

Reception

Vicente Muñoz Álvarez in ''Cult Movies 2. Películas para la penumbra'' said of the film, "Naive in its approach, hasty in its development and clumsy in its outcome, ''Museo del horror'', however, perfectly transmits the spirit of the best pulp literature and B series cinema of the time."

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0279970 1964 films 1960s Spanish-language films 1960s horror thriller films 1960s mystery thriller films 1964 horror films Mexican horror thriller films Mexican mystery thriller films Films directed by Rafael Baledón 1960s Mexican films