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Pepe

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5.4/10
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Pepe (1960)
  • Comedy
  • Musical
The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood star Ted Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in H... Read allThe young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood star 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.The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood star 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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • George Sidney
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Kingsley(screenplay)
    • Claude Binyon(screenplay)
    • Leonard Spigelgass(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Cantinflas
    • Dan Dailey
    • Shirley Jones
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Sidney
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Kingsley(screenplay)
    • Claude Binyon(screenplay)
    • Leonard Spigelgass(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Cantinflas
    • Dan Dailey
    • Shirley Jones
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 7 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

    Photos62

    Cantinflas at an event for Pepe (1960)
    Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier, Sammy Davis Jr., Cantinflas, and Bobby Darin in Pepe (1960)
    King Cotton the Horse in Pepe (1960)
    King Cotton the Horse in Pepe (1960)
    Debbie Reynolds and Cantinflas in Pepe (1960)
    Michael Callan, Shirley Jones, and Matt Mattox in Pepe (1960)
    Matt Mattox in Pepe (1960)
    Michael Callan and Matt Mattox in Pepe (1960)
    Jack Lemmon and Cantinflas in Pepe (1960)
    Richard Conte, Jack Entratter, and Peter Lawford in Pepe (1960)
    Cantinflas and Ernie Kovacs in Pepe (1960)
    André Previn in Pepe (1960)

    Top cast

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    Cantinflas
    Cantinflas
    • Pepeas Pepe
    Dan Dailey
    Dan Dailey
    • Ted Holtas Ted Holt
    Shirley Jones
    Shirley Jones
    • Suzie Murphyas Suzie Murphy
    Carlos Montalbán
    Carlos Montalbán
    • Rodriguezas Rodriguez
    Vicki Trickett
    Vicki Trickett
    • Lupitaas Lupita
    Matt Mattox
    Matt Mattox
    • Danceras Dancer
    Hank Henry
    Hank Henry
    • Sands Manageras Sands Manager
    Suzanne Lloyd
    Suzanne Lloyd
    • Carmenas Carmen
    Carlos Rivas
    Carlos Rivas
    • Carlosas Carlos
    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
    • Selfas Self
    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Bing Crosbyas Bing Crosby
    Michael Callan
    Michael Callan
    • Danceras Dancer
    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • Richard Conteas Richard Conte
    Bobby Darin
    Bobby Darin
    • Bobby Darinas Bobby Darin
    Sammy Davis Jr.
    Sammy Davis Jr.
    • Sammy Davis Jr.as Sammy Davis Jr.
    Jimmy Durante
    Jimmy Durante
    • Jimmy Duranteas Jimmy Durante
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    • Zsa Zsa Gaboras Zsa Zsa Gabor
    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Vocalist on Radioas Vocalist on Radio
    • (singing voice)
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Kingsley(screenplay)
      • Claude Binyon(screenplay)
      • Leonard Spigelgass(screen story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Final film appearance of both Billie Burke and Charles Coburn who appear together in the same sequence.
    • Quotes

      Suzie Murphy: [watching her boyfriend dance with another woman] Men make me sick. With no effort, I could hate them all.

      Pepe: [sitting beside her] You mean, you hate Pepe?

      Suzie Murphy: You? Of course not. I never even think of you as a man.

    • Alternate versions
      Although several sources list the film's running time as either 190 or 195 minutes, according to studio records it is exactly three hours. The intermission might have attributed to the extra 10-15 minutes. Later cut to 157 minutes after initial screenings.
    • Connections
      Referenced in What's My Line?: Edward G. Robinson (3) (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      That's How It Went, All Right
      Lyrics by Dory Previn

      Music by André Previn

      Performed by Bobby Darin

    User reviews34

    Review
    Top review
    Ruina
    I really want to write something good about this movie. I can't, though. I only saw it once, and once was more than enough. I was a teenager in Denver, Colorado, when "Pepe" previewed for the first time before an audience. A passel of studio bigwigs showed up at the Centre Theatre that evening, including, I believe, producer and director George Sidney. Cantinflas was a no-show; maybe he knew something.

    Did you ever attend a movie where the audience greets it with...dead silence? Not the kind of silence for something cerebral, such as "2001: A Space Odyssey", but the kind of silence that lets you know you are watching a very slow, very long train wreck. And there were roughly 1,200 really silent people that night fifty years ago.

    So why did I stick it out through the whole thing? Easy. The cameos. I would start looking for the exit when Edward G. Robinson would appear. Wow! This picture's got to get better now. Wrong. Ditto for Ernie Kovacs, and so on.

    Since I viewed the preview print, I believe I saw the full 195 minute version. So what did the studio cut for general release? The only thing I clearly remember departing was a long, misbegotten animated sequence.

    In retrospect I feel sorry for George Sidney, director of "The Harvey Girls", the 1948 "Three Musketeers", and "Kiss Me Kate". But the industry had changed a lot by 1960. He did his best to keep up, but "Pepe" has to be a nadir.

    Some believe "Pepe" to be excellent family fare. If I compelled a child to watch the whole thing, even the cut general release version, I could probably be arrested for child abuse. You have been warned!
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    • Sep 6, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1962 (Mexico)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pepe - Was kann die Welt schon kosten
    • Filming locations
      • Hacienda Vista Hermosa, Tequesquitengo, Morelos, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Posa Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,600,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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