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What's the Matador?
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What's the Matador?

1942-04-23 · 17 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy

The stooges are actors traveling to perform at a fiesta in Mexico. After they accidentally switch suitcases with that of Dolores, a lovely senorita they met on trip down, they must sneak into her house to retrieve their suitcase. When they are confronted by her jealous husband he vows to kill them if he sees them again. At the fiesta where they are performing a comedy bullfight (Curly is the matador, Moe and Larry are in a bull costume) the husband bribes the attendants to let a real bull into the ring. Curly knocks the bull out with a head butt and becomes a hero.

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Directors
Jules White
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Moe HowardMoe HowardMoe
Larry FineLarry FineLarry
Curly HowardCurly HowardCurly
Suzanne KaarenSuzanne KaarenDolores Sanchez
Harry BurnsHarry BurnsJose Sanchez
Dorothy ApplebyDorothy ApplebyO'Brien's Secretary
Paul EllisPaul EllisPedro Alverez (uncredited)
Joe GarcioAudience Member (uncredited)
Cy SchindellCy SchindellBullring Attendant (uncredited)
Eddie LaughtonEddie LaughtonTelegraph Clerk / Bullring Attendant (uncredited)
Al ThompsonAl ThompsonAudience Member (uncredited)
John TyrrellJohn TyrrellShamus O'Brien (uncredited)
Bert YoungBullring Attendant (uncredited)
Don ZelayaDon ZelayaSleeping Mexican

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