¡A volar joven! (1947)

Cantinflas is a private, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner has an ugly ... See full summary »

Director:

Miguel M. Delgado

Writers:

Paul Colline (story), Miguel M. Delgado (screenplay),

Stars:

Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Cantinflas	...	Cantinflas
Ángel Garasa	...	Repelas
Daniel 'Chino' Herrera	...	Commander
Andrés Soler	...	Don Lupe Chávez
Carolina Barret	...	Margarita
Julio Villarreal	...	Colonel
Maruja Grifell	...	Doña Encarna
Francisco Jambrina	...	Captain
Roberto Cañedo	...	Private
Manuel Trejo Morales	...	Lucas
Estanislao Schillinsky	...	Officer
Miroslava	...	María

Storyline

Cantinflas is a private, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner has an ugly and shy daughter, who is in love with Cantinflas. The problems arrive when the family arrange a wedding between the ugly girl and Cantinflas, who in order to avoid the commitment causes himself an arrest. During the punishment, Cantinflas will learn to fly with a silly and not to much trained instructor.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

25 December 1947 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

A volar, joven

Company Credits

Production Co:

Posa Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Una familia de diez: La despedida/El video (2007)

User Reviews

"Padre nuestro que estamos en tus terrenos..."

If you want to know and enjoy Cantinflas please avoid his movies made in color (including "80 days..). His best movies are the ones made in b/w ('40's and early 50's), and this is one of them. In the last scene with the great Angel Garaza he reinvented the prayer "Our Lord" and took many days to complete , because they couldn't stop laughing at each other, or so they say. The plot is based on a French play, and other versions were made in the 30's, but I can assure you that this one is by far the funniest.