The Murderer X

The Murderer X (Spanish: El asesino X) is a 1955 Mexican crime thriller film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Carlos López Moctezuma, Manolo Fábregas and Prudencia Grifell.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija. Stylistically a film noir, it is set in the United States with a plot revolving around amnesia.^[3]

The Murderer X
Directed by	Juan Bustillo Oro
Written by	Alfredo del Diestro (play) Juan Bustillo Oro Antonio Helú
Produced by	Adolfo Grovas Jesús Grovas
Starring	Carlos López Moctezuma Manolo Fábregas Prudencia Grifell
Cinematography	Raúl Martínez Solares
Edited by	Gloria Schoemann
Music by	Raúl Lavista
Production company	Tele Talia Films
Release date	18 March 1955 (1955-03-18)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Carlos López Moctezuma as Alcalde Harrison García
• Manolo Fábregas as Carlos Encinas
• Prudencia Grifell as Señora Encinas
• Maricruz Olivier as María Encinas
• Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Juez
• Miguel Manzano as Fiscal
• Rafael Banquells as Sargento Ralph Curtis
• Lupe Inclán as Chona
• Antonio Raxel as Teniente Roland
• Fernando Mendoza as Doctor
• Arturo Soto Rangel as Padre Juan
• José Muñoz as Inspector González
• Salvador Lozano as Amigo de Robert Francis
• Chel López as Detective
• Rafael Estrada as Elevadorista
• Jorge Arriaga as Jack Richards
• Humberto Rodríguez as Empleado corte