“A New Excitement in Screen Entertainment!”
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
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40 films
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Cantinflas y su prima
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You’re Missing the Point
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Neither Blood Nor Sand
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The Unknown Policeman
Movie · 1941
Carnaval en el trópico
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The Three Musketeers
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The Circus
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Romeo y Julieta
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Gran Hotel
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One Day with the Devil
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Soy un prófugo
Movie · 1946
Fly Away, Young Man!
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El Supersabio
Movie · 1948
The Magician
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El Portero
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El Siete Machos
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Si yo fuera diputado
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The Atomic Fireman
Movie · 1952
Mr. Photographer
Movie · 1953
Tailored gentleman
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Drop the Curtain
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Up and Down
Movie · 1956
El bolero de Raquel
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Love Your Neighbor
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Pepe
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The Extra
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Entrega Inmediata
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Your Excellency
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El profe
Movie · 1971
The Minister and Me
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El patrullero 777
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El Barrendero
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Cast
44 people
Cantinflas
Pepe
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
The Little Priest
Dan Dailey
Ted Holt
Known for
It's Always Fair Weather
The Wings of Eagles
Shirley Jones
Suzie Murphy
Known for
Over the Garden Wall
The Music Man
Carlos Montalbán
Rodriguez
Known for
Bananas
The Harder They Fall
Vicki Trickett
Lupita
Known for
The Cabinet of Caligari
Matt Mattox
Dancer
Known for
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Carnival in Flanders
Hank Henry
Sands Manager
Known for
Pal Joey
Ocean's Eleven
Suzanne Lloyd
Carmen
Also in
That Riviera Touch
The Return of Mr. Moto
Carlos Rivas
Carlos
Known for
The King and I
True Grit
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
Known for
Gigi
Love in the Afternoon
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
White Christmas
Michael Callen
Dancer
Also in
Philadelphia
Zero Patience
George Sidney Director · Claude Binyon Writer Dorothy Kingsley Writer
Worldwide gross $4.8M · United States release December 21, 1960 · Produced in United States, Mexico
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,800,000
Production
POSA Films
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States · Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 21, 1960
Theatrical
Argentina
October 25, 1961 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 22, 1961 · Theatrical
Finland
September 29, 1961 · Theatrical
France
April 12, 1961 · Theatrical
Germany
March 24, 1961 · Theatrical
Japan
March 13, 1961 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 26, 1962 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 19, 1962 · Theatrical
Spain
April 2, 1961 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 20, 1961 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 27, 1961 · Theatrical
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