The Gay Desperado
THE GIANT MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR!
1936 | 86m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Rouben Mamoulian |
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| Writer: | Leo Birinski, Wallace Smith |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 02, 1936 |
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| Director: | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Writer: | Leo Birinski, Wallace Smith |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | mexico, singer, bandit |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Pickford-Lasky |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nino Martini | Chivo |
| Ida Lupino | Jane |
| Leo Carrillo | Pablo Braganza |
| Harold Huber | Juan Campo |
| James Blakeley | Bill Shay |
| Stanley Fields | Butch |
| Mischa Auer | Diego |
| Adrian Rosley | Radio Station Manager |
| Paul Hurst | American Detective |
| Al Ernest Garcia | Police Captain |
| Frank Puglia | López |
| Michael Visaroff | Theatre Manager |
| Chris-Pin Martin | Pancho |
| Harry Semels | Manuel |
| George Du Count | Salvador |
| Alfonso Pedroza | Coloso |
| Len Brixton | Nick |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Leo Birinski | Story |
| Wallace Smith | Writer |
| Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| Margaret Clancey | Editor |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Omar Kiam | Costume Design |
| Joe Dominguez | Stunts |
| Jack Padjan | Stunts |
| Rouben Mamoulian | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Budd Fine | Stunts |
| Jack Perry | Stunts |
| Sailor Vincent | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jesse L. Lasky | Producer |
| Mary Pickford | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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