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Pepe

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.

Original title: Pepe

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Academy Awards #33 - 1961

Award People Status
Best Cinematography (Color) Joseph MacDonald
Scoring of a Musical Picture - Original or Adaptation Johnny Green
Best Film Editing Viola Lawrence, Al Clark
Best Sound Charles Rice
Best Original Song André Previn, Dory Previn - "Faraway Part of Town"
Best Production Design (Color) Ted Haworth, William Kiernan
Best Costume Design (Color) Edith Head

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