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Director:
Rouben Mamoulian
Writers:
Leo Birinsky (story)
Wallace Smith (writer)
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Release Date:
2 October 1936 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
THE GIANT MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR! (original ad - all caps)
Plot:
Opera singer Chivo is currently playing a singing cowboy, and Mexican bandito Braganza kidnaps him (along with Jane... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Reviews:
Delightful comedic romp with songs more (8 total)

Cast

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Nino Martini ... Chivo
Ida Lupino ... Jane
Leo Carrillo ... Pablo Braganza
Harold Huber ... Juan Campo
James Blakeley ... Bill Shay
Stanley Fields ... Butch
Mischa Auer ... Diego
Adrian Rosley ... Radio Station Manager
Paul Hurst ... American Detective
Al Ernest Garcia ... Police Captain
Frank Puglia ... López
Michael Visaroff ... Theatre Manager
Chris-Pin Martin ... Pancho (as Chris King Martin)
Harry Semels ... Manuel
George Du Count ... Salvador
Alfonso Pedroza ... Coloso (as Alphonso Pedroza)
Len Brixton ... Nick
The Trovadores Chinacos ... Guitar Trio
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manuel Álvarez Maciste ... Guitarist (uncredited)
Nicandro Castillo ... Guitarist Member of Trio (uncredited)
James Dime ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez ... Braganza Outlaw (uncredited)
Budd Fine ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
Pedro Galindo ... Guitarist Member of Trio (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... On-Screen Gangster (uncredited)
Ilia Khmara ... (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... On-Screen Gangster (uncredited)
Bob O'Keefe ... On-Screen Gangster (uncredited)
Jack Padjan ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
Manuel Peluffo ... On-Screen Gangster (uncredited)
Jack Perry ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
Ky Robinson ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
Antonio Roux ... Braganza Outlaw (uncredited)
Dimas Sotello ... Braganza Outlaw (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
Dick Wessel ... On-Screen Gangster (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Movie Theatre Brawler (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Leo Birinsky  story
Wallace Smith  writer

Produced by
Jesse L. Lasky .... producer
Mary Pickford .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alfred Newman (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lucien N. Andriot 
 
Film Editing by
Margaret Clancey 
 
Art Direction by
Richard Day 
 
Costume Design by
Omar Kiam 
 
Stunts
Jack Padjan .... stunts
 
Music Department
Alfred Newman .... musical director
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:
Arizona, USA more
Company:
Pickford-Lasky more

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Movie Connections:
Featured in Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997) more
Soundtrack:
The World Is Mine Tonight more

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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Delightful comedic romp with songs, 23 February 2004
Author: Arne Andersen (aandersen@landmarkcollege.org) from Putney, VT

This is a delightful romp from Mamoulian - the clever in jokes concerning Mexican banditos trying to learn from American gangster films how to behave correctly is the sort of thing Capra loved to get hold of. Carrillo and Huber are a wonderfully comedic team - the former yanked back and forth between emotion and cruelty (especially by his love of music) and the former a bored sidekick who is always correcting Carrillo re which of his many wives he should be referring to. Lupino does well in a comic turn as the kidnapped love interest and Nino Martini (reminding one of Roberto Begnini) is happily and delightfully "Italian" in his exuberance and love-making. Although Martini can't act, he is well handled here by Mamoulian, and sings a number of arias.

The film takes place mostly at night so is rather "dark" and oppressive for great lengths of time. The comic touch is light and entertaining and it is over before one knows it. Not a great comedy by any means but certainly a solid and professional one. The New York Film Critics Society were impressed enough to give it their first Best Director award in 1936.

Worth a viewing.

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