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'A Tailored Gentleman' (Spanish: 'Caballero a la medida') is a 1954 Mexican comedy film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Martha Valds and ngel Garasa.Lentz III, p. 18.SNE/SEP, p. 855.Hernndez-Girbal, p. 194.University of Guadalajara, p. 135136.Pilcher, p. 156. The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo.

Plot



Cantinflas is a model of tuxedos for a tailor shop, wandering around in the streets wearing the tuxedos while also wearing an ad put on his back. In the meantime, he also works as a tailor for his neighbors, and collaborates with Lita (Martha Valds) and Father Feliciano (Domingo Soler) in the neighborhood's dispensary, where Lita works as a nurse. At the same time, the life of Don Pascual Lachica (ngel Garasa), an anguished millionaire whose family only respects him as a provider, is shown. One day after work, Cantinflas arrives to return the tuxedo, but the store was closed, so he takes the ad off his back and returns home while still well-dressed, running on his way home into the wedding of Don Pascual's daughter. Don Pascual, seeing him elegantly dressed, confuses him with a millionaire and likes the sincerity with which Cantinflas treats him and offers him his friendship.

Through Cantinflas, Don Pascual discovers that his money and himself can be useful to the poor, and provides money for the charitable works Cantinflas does. However, when Simn Sicario, the evil villain of Cantinflas's neighborhood, is murdered and robbed, Cantinflas is believed to be the culprit.

Cast



*Cantinflas as Cantinflas

*Martha Valds as Lita

*ngel Garasa as Don Pascual Lachica

*Domingo Soler as Padre Feliciano

*Wolf Ruvinskis as Chucho the Sacristan

*Miguel Arenas as Don Simn Sicario

*Carlota Solares as Seora de Lachica

*Arturo Martnez as El chivato

*Anabelle Gutirrez as Luisa, hija de Pascual

*Emma Roldn as Doa Pelos, portera

*Ernesto Finance as Seor Ortiz

*Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doa Manuelita (as Concha Gentil Arcos)

*Amparo Arozamena as Mara, sirvienta

*Roberto Meyer as Comisario

*Daniel Arroyo as Invitado en fiesta (uncredited)

*Len Barroso as Hijo de Ortiz (uncredited)

*Victorio Blanco as Mendigo (uncredited)

*Josefina Burgos as Mujer en hipdromo (uncredited)

*Lupe Carriles as Mara, clienta de Cantinflas (uncredited)

*Enrique Carrillo as Polica (uncredited)

*Alfonso Carti as Polica (uncredited)

*Manuel Casanueva as Invitado en fiesta (uncredited)

*Mara Luisa Corts as Mujer en hipdromo (uncredited)

*Pedro Elviro as Secretario de comisara (uncredited)

*Lidia Franco as Vecina (uncredited)

*Salvador Godnez as Elevadorista (uncredited)

*Jess Gmez as Polica (uncredited)

*Leonor Gmez as Vecina (uncredited)

*Guillermo Hernndez as Kid Gorila (uncredited)

*Patricia de Morelos as Marta, hija de Pascual (uncredited)

*Jos Muoz as Entrenador de Kid Gorila (uncredited)

*Antonio Padilla "Pcoro" as Anunciador del ring (uncredited)

*Jos Pardav as Asistente de boxeador (uncredited)

*Salvador Quiroz as Espectador (uncredited)

*Paula Rendn as Vecina (uncredited)

*Salvador Terroba as Jos, cliente de Cantinflas (uncredited)

References



Bibliography



*Lentz III, Harris M. 'Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture'. McFarland, 2016.

*'Anuario del cine espaol'. Sindicato Nacional del Espectculo (SNE), Servicio de Estadstica y Publicaciones (SEP), 1955.

*Hernndez-Girbal, F. 'Los que pasaron por Hollywood'. BPR Publishers, 1992.

*'Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1953-1954'. University of Guadalajara, 1992.

*Pilcher, Jeffrey M. 'Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity'. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.


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