The Mystery of the Ghastly Face

{{Short description|1935 film}}

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| name = The Mystery of the Ghastly Face

| image =

| director = Juan Bustillo Oro

| producer = José Alcayde
Alberto Monroy Cajiga

| writer = Juan Bustillo Oro

| starring = Carlos Villarías
Beatriz Ramos
Manuel Noriega

| music = Federico Ruiz

| cinematography = Agustín Jiménez

| editing = Juan Bustillo Oro

| studio = Producciones Alcayde

| distributor = Cinexport Distributing

| released = {{Film date|1935|10|5|df=yes}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = Mexico

| language = Spanish

| budget =

| gross =

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The Mystery of the Ghastly Face (Spanish: El misterio del rostro pálido) is a 1935 Mexican mystery horror film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Carlos Villarías, Beatriz Ramos and Manuel Noriega. Soister & Nicolella p.188 The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlos Toussaint. It is noted for its use of expressionism.Expressionism in the Cinema p.284

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Bibliography

  • Brill, Olaf (ed.) Expressionism in the Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2016.
  • Soister, John T. & Nicolella, Henry. Down from the Attic: Rare Thrillers of the Silent Era through the 1950s. McFarland, 2016.