Pepe

"A New Excitement in Screen Entertainment!"

Feb 27 1961 Unrated 3h 0m
Comedy, Musical

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.

Plot

The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood director Ted Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in Hollywood at the time.

Written by

Dorothy Kingsley, Claude Binyon, Leonard Spigelgass

Directed by

George Sidney

Cast

Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Mexico

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, POSA Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 7 Oscars. 2 wins & 12 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
1,188
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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