Cantinflas plays a magician who can't stop tripping over his own wand—and his love life.
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
Acting
Cantinflas' physical comedy is genuinely timeless.
Costume
Absurd magician robes and 1940s glamour collide beautifully.
Director
Miguel M. Delgado
Cantinflas
Leonora Amar
Jeanette
José Baviera
Mago Krishnar
Ernesto Finance
Makazar
Alejandro Cobo
Jefe de secuestradores
Miguel Manzano
Serafín
Amparo Arozamena
Mujer de Pedro, clienta de mago
Rafael Icardo
Ministro de Arichi
Óscar Pulido
Jefe de la secreta
Enrique García Álvarez
Señor director (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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