You’re Missing the Point

8.1(95 votes)

1940

1h 52m

Comedy

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.

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Production

Companies:

Grovas-Oro Films

Languages

Original:es

Spoken:

Spanish

Cast

Cantinflas

Joaquín Pardavé

Cayetano Lastre

Sara García

Clotilde Regalado

Sofía Álvarez

Dolores del Paso de Lastre

Dolores Camarillo

Paz 'Pacita'

Manuel Noriega

Juez

Antonio R. Frausto

Defensor

Agustín Isunza

Fiscal

Antonio Bravo

Bobby Lechuga, el Fox Terrier

Francisco Jambrina

Leonardo del Paso

Joaquín Coss

Magistrado

Eduardo Arozamena

Juez sordo

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