Prisoner 13
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Colonel Carrasco's wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.
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Alfredo del Diestro
Colonel Julián Carrasco
Also in
El compadre Mendoza
Neither Blood Nor Sand
Luis G. Barreiro
Zertuche
Known for
The Unknown Policeman
Adela Sequeyro
Marta
Also in
Nobody's Wife
Beyond Death
Arturo Campoamor
Juan
Also in
El pulpo humano
Adela Jaloma
Gloria
Also in
La cuna vacía
Every Madman to His Specialty
Emma Roldán
Margarita Ramos
Known for
Los hijos de María Morales
Entrega Inmediata
Antonio R. Frausto
Enrique Madariaga
Known for
Los tres huastecos
You’re Missing the Point
Luis Sánchez Tello
Captain Salgado
Also in
Over the Waves
Hand to Hand
Joaquín Coss
Ordóñez
Known for
You’re Missing the Point
Ricardo Carti
José
Also in
El compadre Mendoza
Más fuerte que el deber
Fernando A. Rivero
Suicide Prisoner
Also in
Desecration
Santa
Ana Guerrero
Also in
La calandria
Fernando de Fuentes Director · Miguel Ruiz Writer Guillermo A. Posadas Composer
First release May 31, 1933 · Produced in Mexico · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Compañía Nacional Productora de Películas
Production
Mexico
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Original title
El prisionero 13
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · May 31, 1933
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No release date listed for United States.
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