6/10
Late and funny Cantinflas movie as a policeman solving problems and confronting criminals
17 April 2021
An amusing and fun Cantinflas movie , this time as a good-natured patrolman in his everyday fights against crime and corruption, dealing with his conflicts , feats and misdventures . As we watch how he gets into problem , distresses, befriends a sick prostitute , and goes undercover , discussing with his chiefs at the Police Department , as well as resolving troubles, doing whatever things to get his purports and at the end becomes involved in a crossfire and detaining delinquents .

Cantinflas' agreeable show made in his late period , in fact , after El Patrullero 777 he made his last one , El Barrendero. Here the fast-talking Cantinflas is a brave officer in law who helps prostitutes exploited by their panderers , later his adventures , and hard feats , the policeman Cantinflas himself is decorated , at last. Highlights of the movie are the sympathetic dances proceeded by Cantinflas at a ball room as well as the final shooutout when he contends some crooks.

Cantinflas career was very long from the Forties to Eighties. Along his fruitful career Cantinflas played good-looking and good-tempered people , mostly low-classes roles . Equally , he performed motley characters with all kinds of jobs , as he was a street cleaner, a teacher , a doctor, an actor, an Ambassador , a teacher , a priest , a porter, an extra , an elevador operator , a scientist, a clown, fireman , a Photographer , a student, cowboy , Bellboy , magician , among others . These charecters were interpreted by Cantinflas in: El Bombero Atómico, El Profe , El Padrecito , El Extra , Sube Y Baja , El Supersabio, El Mago, El Señor Doctor, Gran Hotel, Señor Fotógrafo, El Analfabeto, Por Mis Pistolas , El Circo, Conserje Para Todo, Su Excelencia , El Barrendero . Adding the succesful Hollywood appearing : Pepe , Around the World in 80 days . The motion picture was professionally directed by Miguel Maria Delgado , Cantinflas's regular, favorite filmmaker , and following his usual style, as he had knowledge enough of cinema to get a lot of entertainment and amusement . In fact, it is a remake to first film directed by Miguel Maria Delgado : El Gendarme Desconocido 1941 .
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