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Mexican Manhunt

  • 1953
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  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Mexican Manhunt (1953)
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Los Angeles, 1953. The author David L. "Dave" Brady wants to bring a missing ex-newspaperman back to Los Angeles. Therefore, he has to travel to Mexico City. Dave gets involved in a murder c... Read allLos Angeles, 1953. The author David L. "Dave" Brady wants to bring a missing ex-newspaperman back to Los Angeles. Therefore, he has to travel to Mexico City. Dave gets involved in a murder case that occurred fifteen years ago. It becomes an obsession for Dave to solve that murder... Read allLos Angeles, 1953. The author David L. "Dave" Brady wants to bring a missing ex-newspaperman back to Los Angeles. Therefore, he has to travel to Mexico City. Dave gets involved in a murder case that occurred fifteen years ago. It becomes an obsession for Dave to solve that murder.

  • Director
    • Rex Bailey
  • Writer
    • George Bricker
  • Stars
    • George Brent
    • Hillary Brooke
    • Morris Ankrum
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    67
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rex Bailey
    • Writer
      • George Bricker
    • Stars
      • George Brent
      • Hillary Brooke
      • Morris Ankrum
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    George Brent
    George Brent
    • David L. 'Dave' Brady
    Hillary Brooke
    Hillary Brooke
    • Eve Carter
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Tip Morgan
    Karen Sharpe
    Karen Sharpe
    • Linda Morgan
    Marjorie Lord
    Marjorie Lord
    • Sheila Barton
    Douglas Kennedy
    Douglas Kennedy
    • Dan McCracken
    Alberto Morin
    Alberto Morin
    • Pablo Armendariz
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Slick Caruthers
    Stuart Randall
    Stuart Randall
    • Lucky Gato
    Marvin Press
    • Cookie
    Edward Colmans
    Edward Colmans
    • Mexican Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Custer
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Dominguez
    Joe Dominguez
    • Mexican Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Renny McEvoy
    Renny McEvoy
    • Bus Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Pendleton
    Steve Pendleton
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Ravel
    • Mexican Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Roux
    • Mexican Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Rex Bailey
    • Writer
      • George Bricker
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    George Brent's last starring role in a film

    George Brent had his last leading role in a movie when he made this low-budget drama for Monogram/Allied Artists. A bit of a letdown considering the great stuff he had done with Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Olivia De Havilland who would all continue to make big budget films for some time after this.

    The popular leading man of the 1930s and 1940s still looks fit for a guy of his age, and his pleasing personality is apparent in all his scenes. But the routine plot and by-the-numbers character he plays is certainly no challenge for him. Or for some of us watching, who wish to stay awake. In some ways, you can see the influence television was already having on mainstream films such as this one. It does not differ from any crime yarn that would be made on the small screen during this era, except that at around 70 minutes and with no commercials, it's a longer drama with a number of outdoor sequences.

    Helping the production is actress Hillary Brooke who specialized in playing crooked "dames" as well as Marjorie Lord who appears as Brent's girl Friday. Lord's movie career never really went beyond B films like this, and she would soon make a more lasting mark on TV as Danny Thomas' wife on his long-running sitcom.

    I'd recommend MEXICAN MANHUNT not exactly for the story (it's been done a million times) but for anyone who likes George Brent. He deserved a better script but shows us he still had considerable charm and was still every bit a class act though his days as a movie star were now over.
    5boblipton

    A Last Hurrah For Brent

    For a couple of decades, true-crime writer George Brent has been trying to find out what happened to crime reporter Morris Ankrum. Now he's off to Mexico in what he hopes will be the last trip investigating the matter. He quickly find Ankrum and the daughter he took along, grown into Karen Sharpe. But there are people trying to make sure Ankrum doesn't get back, even if they have to kill him, including Hillary Brooke, Carleton Young, and Stuart Randall.

    It's a last hurrah for Brent as a leading man, and about time; he's looking pudgy and not moving very fast. He would continue acting on big and little screens until shortly before his death in 1979 at the age of 75.

    The plot has an issue or three. The issue of who is behind the machinations could be figured out in short order had Brent simply asked Ankrum, which would turn this into a very short movie indeed. Nonetheless, I was able to figure it out fairly easily. With Marjorie Lord and Alberto Morin.

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mexican Quest
    • Production company
      • Lindsley Parsons Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 11m(71 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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