''The Hypnotist'' (Spanish:''El hipnotizador'') is a 1940 Mexican

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mystery film directed by

Antonio Helú Antonio Helú Atta (1900–1972) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director. According to Darrell B. Lockhart, Helú Atta was supposedly the first writer to have created a recurring Mexican detective figure in literature, namely Máximo Roldán ...

and starring

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and

Carlos López Moctezuma Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda (19 November 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film ''Happiness'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin Internationa ...

.Villatoro p.98

Cast

* Joaquín Coss * Esteban V. Escalante *

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* Ramón Vallarino

References

Bibliography

* Angel Villatoro. ''Anuario Cinematográfico Latino Americano: 1946-47, Volume 1''.

External links

* 1940 films 1940s comedy mystery films Mexican comedy mystery films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Antonio Helú Mexican black-and-white films 1940 comedy films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub