Pepe (film)

Infobox Film | name =Pepe
caption =movie poster
director = George Sidney
producer = George Sidney
writer = Leslie Bush-Fekete (play Broadway Zauber aka Broadway Magic)
Claude Binyon
Dorothy Kingsley
starring =Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno
Dan Dailey
Shirley Jones
cinematography = Joseph MacDonald
music =
editing =
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = December 20, 1960 U.S. release
runtime = 195 minutes
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0054172
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Bing Crosby with somebody else, in a parking lot.]

"Pepe" is a 1960 movie starring Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno in the title role, directed by George Sidney. A multitude of cameo appearances attempted to replicate the success of Mario Moreno's American debut, "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. Despite the appeal of seeing the numerous cameos, the film has not been released on home video in the United States.

Plot

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 stars like 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.

Cast

* Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno as Pepe
* Dan Dailey as Ted Holt
* Shirley Jones as Suzie Murphy
* Carlos Montalbán as Rodríguez (auctioneer)
* Vicki Trickett as Lupita
* Matt Mattox as Dancer
* Hank Henry as Manager
* Suzanne Lloyd as Carmen

Cameos

* Maurice Chevalier
* Bing Crosby
* Richard Conte
* Bobby Darin
* Sammy Davis Jr.
* Jimmy Durante
* Zsa Zsa Gabór
* Judy Garland (voice only)
* Greer Garson
* Hedda Hopper
* Joey Bishop
* Ernie Kovacs
* Peter Lawford
* Janet Leigh
* Jack Lemmon
* Jay North
* Kim Novak
* André Previn
* Donna Reed
* Debbie Reynolds
* Edward G. Robinson
* Cesar Romero
* Frank Sinatra
* Dean Martin
* Billie Burke

External links

*imdb title|id=0054172|title=Pepe
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=105878 Review] on the New York Times