The Kid from Spain

1932Movie⏱️ 1h 36mPassed

ComedyMusicalRomance

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

649 votes

An innocent man accused of robbing banks masquerades as a bullfighter to escape the police.

Director

Leo McCarey

Writers

William Anthony McGuire, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby

Stars

Eddie Cantor, Lyda Roberti, Robert Young

Release Date

November 17, 1932

Language

English, Spanish

Country

United States

🏆 2

Wins

💬 22

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Eddie Cantor

as Eddie Williams

Lyda Roberti

as Rosalie

Robert Young

as Ricardo

Ruth Hall

as Anita Gomez

John Miljan

as Pancho

Noah Beery

as Alonzo Gomez

J. Carrol Naish

as Pedro

Robert Emmett O'Connor

as Detective Crawford

Stanley Fields

as Jose

Paul Porcasi

as Gonzales

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Production

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

🏷️ Keywords

blockbusterbull fighterescapemanmexican

🎯 Categories

ComedyMusicalRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Ole and bull to you..

by ptb-8 • 2005-04-02

"Utterly hilarious Pre Code musical with two massive and riotous Busby Berkeley dance sequences, this Eddie cantor farce was a huge success in Depressed 1932. Filmed and released in the musical lull years 1931 and 1932 when a musical was supposed to be box office poison, this bull snorter is genuinely toe tapping and rib tickling. Imagine seeing this in a 3000 seater full of unhappy people needing a laugh! THE KID FROM SPAIN must have blown the roofs off with thunderclaps of laughter from one side of the country to the other. It is on record as the highest rentals /film hire between 1932 and 19..."