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The Gay Desperado

THE GIANT MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR!

2.8

1h 26m

1936

“THE GIANT MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR!”

Synopsis

Opera singer Chivo is currently playing a singing cowboy, and Mexican bandito Braganza kidnaps him (along with Jane, an heiress) so he can learn to become more like the American movie gangsters he admires.

Director

Rouben Mamoulian

MusicComedy

operamexicosingerbandit

Cast & Crew

Nino Martini

Nino Martini

as Chivo

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

as Jane

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

as Pablo Braganza

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

as Juan Campo

James Blakeley

James Blakeley

as Bill Shay

Stanley Fields

Stanley Fields

as Butch

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

as Diego

Adrian Rosley

as Radio Station Manager

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

as American Detective

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