The Woman and the Puppet
★ 9 · 1920 · 70m · Drama · Romance
Don Mateo, a swaggering Spaniard, tosses women aside without a care. But when he falls under the spell of the tempestuous Concha Perez, it is Don Mateo who finds himself tossed about.
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