On the dead the crowns

1961

1h 29m

5.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A family has their daughter marry a dying man in order to get an inheritance, but get into trouble when the man survives his illness.

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Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'

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Isabel Blanco

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Marina Camacho

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Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

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Amparo Arozamena

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