While David Niven lends Phineas Fogg the proper stiffness, the casting of Cantinflas as Passpartout is inspired. While his Spanish humor is very verbal (see him as street-sweeper in D.F.) he is just as funny in this film doing Jackie Chan style acrobatics on penny farthings, hot air balloons, elephants, ostriches, and stage coaches. The treatment of the Sioux may not be strictly p.c. but All America seems savage to the Brits.
Is that old blue eyes on the saloon piano? Yep, and general stone face himself on the train too! Cameos abound in this fun film: besides Sinatra and Buster Keaton look for Noel Coward, Cesar Romero, Peter Lorre, Red Skelton and Marlene Dietrich.
Who cares if the geography is as inacurate as any Bob Hope road flick? Are there really usually dancers at a sutee? The flamenco rivals that in Saura's trilogy. See Cantinflas bullfight! Be sure you do not skip the prologue. In hommage to Jules Verne's moon shot, they show the famous short film Voyage de la lune by Melies.
Is that old blue eyes on the saloon piano? Yep, and general stone face himself on the train too! Cameos abound in this fun film: besides Sinatra and Buster Keaton look for Noel Coward, Cesar Romero, Peter Lorre, Red Skelton and Marlene Dietrich.
Who cares if the geography is as inacurate as any Bob Hope road flick? Are there really usually dancers at a sutee? The flamenco rivals that in Saura's trilogy. See Cantinflas bullfight! Be sure you do not skip the prologue. In hommage to Jules Verne's moon shot, they show the famous short film Voyage de la lune by Melies.
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