Machete

Kurt Neumann
1958-12-01

Murder and Manhunt in the Caribbean Jungle Lands!
5.9
75 min

This 1959 film-noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis, for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos. Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel, poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.

Cast

Name Character Team
Mari Blanchard Jean Montoya Unowned
Ruth Cains Rita Unowned
Albert Dekker Don Luis Montoya Unowned
Juano Hernández Bernardo Unowned
Carlos Rivas Carlos Unowned
Lee Van Cleef Miguel Unowned