The King of the Neighborhood (1950)
- Original title
- El rey del barrio
- Directed by
- Gilberto Martínez Solares
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 8.4 of 10 from 63 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mischievous character gets into comic situations in his neighborhood. The film is a comedy with music and dance numbers.
funlightheartedplayfulwhimsicalcomiclivelyenergeticbouncy
What happens
The King of the Neighborhood (Spanish: El rey del barrio) is a 1950 Mexican comedy film, written and directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, and starring Germán Valdés «Tin-Tan» and Silvia Pinal. This film marked the acting debut of José René Ruiz Martínez «Tun-Tun» and Fannie Kauffman «Vitola», and also there is a special participation of the American actress, dancer and vedette Yolanda Montes «Tongolele». It has been included in a list of the twenty most important movies in Mexican film history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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