Pepe

"A New Excitement in Screen Entertainment!"

1960 3h 0m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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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.

“A New Excitement in Screen Entertainment!”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Pepe
Dan Dailey
Ted Holt
Shirley Jones
Suzie Murphy
Carlos Montalbán
Rodriguez
Vicki Trickett
Lupita
Matt Mattox
Dancer
Hank Henry
Sands Manager
Suzanne Lloyd
Carmen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Sidney
Writers: Claude Binyon, Dorothy Kingsley, Sonya Levien
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Sidney, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by André Previn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Al Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Cantinflas and Dan Dailey and Shirley Jones carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A New Excitement in Screen Entertainment!".

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The take

George Sidney directs. Joseph MacDonald behind the camera. André Previn scores. Al Clark cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by George Sidney, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by André Previn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Al Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cantinflas and Dan Dailey and Shirley Jones carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A New Excitement in Screen Entertainment!".
9IMDB entry: tt0054172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.