Pepe (1960)
Directed by George Sidney
Genres - Comedy, Music, Musical |
Sub-Genres - Showbiz Comedy |
Release Date - Dec 20, 1960 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 160 min. |
Countries - Mexico, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
Popular Mexican comedian Cantinflas (Mario Moreno) plays the title character in this star-studded, amusing comedy drama by George Sidney. Pepe is the same sort of impoverished stereotype Cantinflas made famous in several of his comedies; in this case he is a hired hand on a ranch who chases down a horse for his employer. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion belonging to Pepe's boss and the determined ranch hand decides to take off for Hollywood to get the horse back. Once in this new and strange environment -- where a lot of cameos by the likes of Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier, and many others enliven the action -- Pepe becomes a friend to the alcoholic director. Unfortunately, what is missing here is "Cantinfletico." That is the nickname for the rambling non-sequitur characteristic of Cantinflas that no one else could master. The film was originally released at 195 minutes, then edited down to 157.
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filmmaker, behind-the-scenes, stars [celebrities], dance [art], film, horse, love, songwriter