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You’re Missing the Point(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-09-11
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94 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies:
Grovas-Oro Films
Movie: You’re Missing the Point
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cantinflas
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
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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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1940-09-11
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