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3.6/5 Amazon

Genre  Comedy, Musical
Duration  
Language  English
5.4/10 IMDb

Director  George Sidney
Music director  Johnny Green
Country  United States
Pepe (film) movie poster
Release date  December 20, 1960 (1960-12-20) (U.S.)
Writer  Claude Binyon, Leslie Bush-Fekete (play), Dorothy Kingsley, Sonya Levien (story), Leonard Spigelgass (story)
Screenplay  Claude Binyon, Dorothy Kingsley, Leslie Bush-Fekete
Cast  Mario Moreno, Shirley Jones (Suzie Murphy), Dan Dailey (Ted Holt), Bing Crosby (Himself), Edward G. Robinson (Himself), Debbie Reynolds (Herself)
Similar movies  Mr Music (1950)

Bing crosby s cameo in pepe 1960


Mexican laborer Pepe Quiroga ( Cantinflas) finds his world turned upside down when Don Juan, a beloved white horse from the ranch where he works, is auctioned off to a boorish film industry bigwig and is promptly transported to California. Desperate to be reunited with the animal, Quiroga sets off on a madcap journey to Hollywood, where he must wade through a sea of celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante in the course of his search for his equine friend.

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Pepe is a 1960 film starring Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") in the title role, directed by George Sidney. A multitude of cameo appearances attempted to replicate the success of Mario Morenos American debut, notably Around the World in Eighty Days, produced by Mike Todd in 1956.

The film failed to achieve the success of Cantinflas previous American film and was roundly criticized by film critics. A VHS tape of the film was released on December 7, 1998.

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.

Pepe meets kim novak


Plot

Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") is Pepe, a hired hand, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepes 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 Gabor, 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.

Cast

  • Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") as Pepe
  • Dan Dailey as Ted Holt
  • Shirley Jones as Suzie Murphy
  • Carlos Montalban as Rodriguez (auctioneer)
  • Vicki Trickett as Lupita
  • Matt Mattox as Dancer
  • Hank Henry as Manager
  • Suzanne Lloyd as Carmen
  • William Demarest as Movie Studio Gateman
  • Cameos

  • Maurice Chevalier
  • Bing Crosby
  • Richard Conte
  • Tony Curtis
  • Bobby Darin
  • Ann B. Davis as her TV character Schultzy
  • Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Jimmy Durante
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor
  • Judy Garland (voice only)
  • Greer Garson
  • Hedda Hopper
  • Joey Bishop
  • Ernie Kovacs
  • Peter Lawford
  • Janet Leigh
  • Jack Lemmon
  • Jay North as his TV character Dennis the Menace
  • Kim Novak
  • Andre Previn
  • Donna Reed
  • Debbie Reynolds
  • Edward G. Robinson
  • Cesar Romero
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Dean Martin
  • Charles Coburn
  • Billie Burke
  • Similar Movies

    Mr Music (1950). Bring Your Smile Along (1955). Cantinflas appears in Pepe and Around the World in 80 Days. The Girl Rush (1955). Shirley Jones appears in Pepe and Fluffy.

    Awards

    The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards:

  • Best Art Direction (Ted Haworth, William Kiernan)
  • Best Cinematography (Joseph MacDonald)
  • Best Costume Design (Edith Head)
  • Film Editing (Viola Lawrence, Al Clark)
  • Best Original Song ("Faraway Part of Town")
  • Best Scoring
  • Best Sound (Charles Rice)
  • References

    Pepe (film) Wikipedia
    Pepe (film) IMDbPepe (film) Amazon.comPepe (film) themoviedb.org