Pepe

Pepe

157 mins | Comedy, Music | Dec. 21, 1960

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

157 mins | Comedy, Music | Dec. 21, 1960

Pepe
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Columbia Pictures, Posa Films
Original title Pepe
Directors Marshall J. Wolins, David Silver, George Sidney
Writers Leslie Bush-Fekete, Leonard Spigelgass, Sonya Levien, Claude Binyon, Dorothy Kingsley

Cast

Cantinflas

as Pepe

Dan Dailey

as Ted Holt

Shirley Jones

as Suzie Murphy

Carlos Montalbán

as Rodriguez

Vickie Trickett

as Lupita

Matt Mattox

as Dancer

Hank Henry

as Sands Manager

Suzanne Lloyd

as Carmen

Carlos Rivas

as Carlos

Maurice Chevalier

as Maurice Chevalier

Bing Crosby

as Bing Crosby

Michael Callen

as Dancer

Richard Conte

as Richard Conte

Bobby Darin

as Bobby Darin

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Sammy Davis Jr.

Jimmy Durante

as Jimmy Durante

Zsa Zsa Gabor

as Zsa Zsa Gabor

Judy Garland

as Vocalist on Radio (voice)

Greer Garson

as Greer Garson

Hedda Hopper

as Hedda Hopper

Joey Bishop

as Joey Bishop

Ernie Kovacs

as Immigration Inspector

Peter Lawford

as Peter Lawford

Janet Leigh

as Janet Leigh

Jack Lemmon

as Jack Lemmon

Jay North

as Jay North

Kim Novak

as Kim Novak

André Previn

as André Previn

Donna Reed

as Donna Reed

Debbie Reynolds

as Debbie Reynolds

Edward G. Robinson

as Edward G. Robinson

Cesar Romero

as Cesar Romero

Frank Sinatra

as Frank Sinatra

Billie Burke

as Billie Burke

Ann B. Davis

as Ann B. Davis

William Demarest

as Movie Studio Gateman

E.E. Fogelson

as E.E. Fogelson

Jack Entratter

as Jack Entratter

Jane Robinson

as Jane Robinson

Bunny Waters

as Bunny Waters

Charles Coburn

as Charles Coburn

Tony Curtis

as Tony Curtis

Dean Martin

as Dean Martin

Margie Nelson

as Patron