{"id":8063,"date":"2009-07-09T20:44:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T03:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8063"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:36:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:36:43","slug":"kid-from-spain-the-1932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8063","title":{"rendered":"Kid From Spain, The (1932)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Mexico makes every man a great lover &#8212; a Casanova!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Poster-205x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Poster-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Poster-699x1024.png 699w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Poster-87x128.png 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Poster-184x270.png 184w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Poster.png 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn expelled college student (Eddie Cantor) unwittingly abets a bank robbery and flees with his friend (Robert Young) to Mexico, where he pretends to be a famous bull fighter in order to elude a suspicious detective (Robert Emmett O&#8217;Connor), and falls in love with the blonde friend (Lyda Roberti) of Young&#8217;s girlfriend (Ruth Hall).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bullfighting<\/li>\n<li>Busby Berkeley Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Cantor Films<\/li>\n<li>Leo McCarey Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken Identities<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Robert Young Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis dated Eddie Cantor comedy was a big money maker for MGM, but hasn&#8217;t aged well at all. Other than a couple of innovative Busby Berkeley dance sequences (featuring several pre-fame starlets &#8212; if you blink, you&#8217;ll miss them), everything else about the screenplay is simply tiresome or offensive. Stereotypes abound &#8212; not just about Mexico and Mexicans (what&#8217;s up with Cantor being from <em>Spain<\/em> in the title, anyway?), but about African-Americans (Cantor does a blackface routine) and women (Cantor&#8217;s love interest is a complete ditz). Gregg Toland was cinematographer on the picture, but his innovative touch is only evident in a few scenes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland-1024x745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland-128x93.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland-371x270.jpg 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Toland.bmp 1407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least the final sequence &#8212; in which Cantor runs for his life from a ferocious, fence-jumping bull &#8212; is unlike any other bullfight you&#8217;ve ever seen on-screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Bullfighting.png 1383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Busby Berkeley&#8217;s &#8220;Goldwyn Girl&#8221; sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby-1024x755.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kid-From-Spain-Busby.png 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Despite its historical significance as a popular Eddie Cantor film, it&#8217;s ultimately too tedious to recommend. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0023088\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/articles\/the-kid-from-spain,19070\/\">Onion A.V. Club Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/80196\/the-kid-from-spain#articles-reviews?articleId=196949\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-kid-from-spain\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mexico makes every man a great lover &#8212; a Casanova!&#8221; Synopsis: An expelled college student (Eddie Cantor) unwittingly abets a bank robbery and flees with his friend (Robert Young) to Mexico, where he pretends to be a famous bull fighter in order to elude a suspicious detective (Robert Emmett O&#8217;Connor), and falls in love with the blonde friend (Lyda Roberti) of Young&#8217;s girlfriend (Ruth Hall). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bullfighting Busby Berkeley Films Comedy Eddie Cantor Films Leo McCarey&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8063\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8063"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58833,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8063\/revisions\/58833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}