Pepe
Pepe is a 1960 American musical comedy film starring Cantinflas in the title role, directed by George Sidney. The film contained a multitude of cameo appearances, attempting to replicate the success of Cantiflas' American debut Around the World in 80 Days.
Plot
Pepe is a hired hand, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director, Mr. Holt, 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 go 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 the U.S. at the time, such as automatic 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 Mr. Holt offers him a job when he realizes that Pepe brings new life to the stallion. With his luck changing, Pepe wins big money in Las Vegas, enough that Mr. Hold lets him be the producer of his next movie. Most of the movie centers around his meeting Suzie Murphy, an actress on hard times who hates the world. Just like with the stallion, Pepe brings out the best in Suzie and helps her become a big star in a movie made by Mr. Holt. The last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
Cast
- Ann B. Davis
- Billie Burke
- Bing Crosby
- Bobby Darin
- Cantinflas
- Carlos Montalbán
- Carlos Rivas
- Charles Coburn
- Dan Dailey
- Dean Martin
- Debbie Reynolds
- Donna Reed
- Edward G. Robinson
- Ernie Kovacs
- Frank Sinatra
- Franklyn Farnum
- Greer Garson
- Hedda Hopper
- Jack Lemmon
- James Bacon
- Janet Leigh
- Joey Bishop
- Judy Garland
- Kim Novak
- Lela Bliss
- Matt Mattox
- Maurice Chevalier
- Michael Callan
- Peter Lawford
- Ray Walker
- Richard Conte
- Robert B. Williams
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Shirley Jones
- Snub Pollard
- Stephen Bekassy
- Tony Curtis
- William Demarest
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
More details
| author | Claude Binyon Dorothy Kingsley Sonya Levien |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | George Sidney |
| editor | Al Clark Viola Lawrence |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | film star foal hard times jimmy durante las vegas meet new life some like it hot zsa zsa gabor |
| musicBy | Johnny Green |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Sound |
| producer | George Sidney |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | musical comedy |