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The Kid from Spain
UNITED STATES · 1932

The Kid from Spain

Leo McCarey
mistaken identity college hijinks cross-border comedy bank robbery friendship
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Synopsis

Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie gets mixed up in a bank robbery and is forced to drive the robbers to safety. To get rid of him they force him to leave the USA for Mexico, but a cop is following him. Eddie meets Ricardo there, Ricardo helps him avoid being arrested by the cop when he

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