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El alegre bandolero
1936 | B/N | 86:46
When Mexican bandit Braganza and his men watch an American gangster movie, Braganza urges them to behave like them and a fight breaks out in the theater. Chivo, an employee at the theater, pacifies the crowd with his melodious singing. Braganza recruits Chivo as his entertainer, disguises him as a bandit and forces him to rob an American couple, Bill Shay and Jane, who are crossing the border to get married.

Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Rouben Mamoulian
Script: Birinsky; Leo, Smith; Wallace
Production: Lasky; Jesse L., Pickford; Mary
Photography: Andriot; Lucien
Sound: Neal; Paul
Music: Newman; Alfred
Cast:Lupino; Ida, Carrillo; Leo, Huber; Harold, Martini; Nino, Blakeley; James, Fields; Stanley, Auer; Mischa, Rosley; Adrian
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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