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The Gay Desperado

3.719361h 26mMovieMusicComedy

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.

DirectorRouben Mamoulian
WritersWallace Smith·Leo Birinski
ProducersMary Pickford·Jesse L. Lasky

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Cast · Directed by Rouben Mamoulian

NMNino Martini
Nino Martini
Chivo
ILIda Lupino
Ida Lupino
Jane
LCLeo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo
Pablo Braganza
HHHarold Huber
Harold Huber
Juan Campo
JBJames Blakeley
James Blakeley
Bill Shay
SFStanley Fields
Stanley Fields
Butch
MAMischa Auer
Mischa Auer
Diego
AR
Adrian Rosley
Radio Station Manager
PH
Paul Hurst
American Detective
AGAl Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
Police Captain
FPFrank Puglia
Frank Puglia
López
MVMichael Visaroff
Michael Visaroff
Theatre Manager

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The Gay Desperado — streaming FAQ

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