Pepe
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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. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, RoviCast
- Cantinflas - Pepe
- Dan Dailey - Ted Holt
- Shirley Jones - Suzie Murphy
- Carlos Montalban - Auctioneer
- Vicki Trickett - Lupita
- Bing Crosby - Guest
Credit
Eugene Loring - Choreography, Alex Romero - Choreography, Edith Head - Costume Designer, George Sidney - Director, Al Clark - Editor, Viola Lawrence - Editor, Johnny Green - Composer (Music Score), Andre Previn - Composer (Music Score), Ben Lane - Makeup, Edward S. Haworth - Production Designer, Joe MacDonald - Cinematographer, George Sidney - Producer, William Kiernan - Set Designer, Charles Rice - Sound/Sound Designer, Sonya Levien - Screen Story, Claude Binyon - Screenwriter, Dorothy Kingsley - Screenwriter, Leslie Bush-Fekete - Play Author, Dory Previn - Lyricist, Leonard Spigelgass - Short Story Author| Pep Squad (1998 Film), Peoples (2004 Film) | |
| Pepe Aguilar: Canta Como Pepe (Film), Pepe Aguilar: Grandes Exitos (Film) |
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Pepe (film)
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| Directed by | George Sidney |
| Produced by | George Sidney |
| Written by | Leslie Bush-Fekete (play Broadway Zauber aka Broadway Magic) Claude Binyon Dorothy Kingsley |
| Starring | Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") Dan Dailey Shirley Jones |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Editing by | Viola Lawrence Al Clark |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1960 U.S. release |
| Running time | 195 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 Moreno's 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.[1] A DVD of the film had a limited release.[2]
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Plot
Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") 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.
Cast
- Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") 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
- Tony Curtis
- Bobby Darin
- Ann B. Davis
- 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
Awards
The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards:[3][4]
- 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
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Pepe-VHS-Cantinflas/dp/6305272131
- ^ www.sell.com/23DT8Q
- ^ "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/33rd-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "NY Times: Pepe". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/114116/Too-Young-to-Kiss/details. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
External links
- Pepe at the Internet Movie Database
- Review on the New York Times
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