''Going Spanish'' is a 1934 American short

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featuring the film debut of

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared ...

and directed by

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. The short comedy co-stars

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and Jules Epailly. Released by

Educational Pictures Educational Pictures, also known as Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. or Educational Films Corporation of America, was an American film production and film distribution company founded in 1916 by Earle (E. W.) Hammons (1882–1962). Educational p ...

, the film premiered on March 2, 1934. It was re-cut and released as ''Bob's Busy Day'' by Comedy House in 1942.IMDB entry
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Plot

While on vacation in an unnamed South American nation, Bob (

) passes through the village of Los Pochos Eggos. His car collides with that of the mayor of the village. The mayor becomes enraged and he begins tearing Bob's car to pieces. Bob retaliates and takes his car apart as well. According to the village tradition, on one day each year, any crime is forgiven provided that the criminal sing a song afterward. Bob could have been arrested, but instead he happened to appear in town on the appropriate day. Later in the film, Bob woos Senorita (

) and begins to make the mayor jealous. Each time an offense is committed, the mayor declares "This means war."

Cast

as Bob *

as Senorita * Frances Halliday as Mother * Jules Epailly as Mayor of Los Pochos Eggos * Vicki Cummings as Bob's Girl * William Edmunds as Gaucho * Godoy's Argentine Band as Musical Ensemble

Reception

The film was unsuccessful and was panned by critics. Shortly after it was released, the bank robber

John Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger (; June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprison ...

was at large. Hope told

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that he had starred in the film and then added "When they catch Dillinger, they're going to make him sit through it twice." After Hope made this comment, Christie and Educational terminated Hope's contract. Hope then starred in his second and third short films, ''Soup for Nuts'' (

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, 9 July 1934) and '' Paree, Paree'' (

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, 8 September 1934).

References

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* * * * 1934 films American musical comedy films 1934 musical comedy films Educational Pictures short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Al Christie Films set in South America American comedy short films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language musical comedy films American musical short films {{musical-comedy-film-stub