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.
Acting
Cantinflas's physical comedy holds this overstuffed parade together.
Production
Absurd celebrity density—Sinatra, Crosby, Chevalier, and Lemmon/Daphne!
Director
George Sidney
Cantinflas
Pepe
Dan Dailey
Ted Holt
Shirley Jones
Suzie Murphy
Carlos Montalbán
Rodriguez
Vicki Trickett
Lupita
Matt Mattox
Dancer
Suzanne Lloyd
Carmen
Carlos Rivas
Carlos
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Michael Callen
Dancer
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film reportedly had 35+ cameos including uncredited appearances by Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner, making it a time-capsule of 1960 stardom.
Cantinflas was Mexico's biggest star, and this was Hollywood's attempt to make him 'happen' in America—it didn't, and he retreated to Mexican cinema.
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