The Gay Desperado

The Gay Desperado (1936)

October 2nd, 19361h 26min

Music, Comedy
28%

Overview

Opera singer Chivo is currently playing a singing cowboy, and Mexican bandito Braganza kidnaps him (along with Jane, an heiress) so he can learn to become more like the American movie gangsters he admires.


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