Cuban Pete | |
Director: | Jean Yarbrough |
Starring: | Desi Arnaz Joan Fulton Don Porter Ethel Smith |
Music: | Milton Rosen |
Color Process: | Black-and-white |
Cinematography: | Maury Gertsman |
Editing: | Otto Ludwig |
Studio: | Universal Pictures |
Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
Runtime: | 60 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Cuban Pete is a 1946 American musical comedy film was directed by Jean Yarbrough and starred the Cuban-born actor and musician Desi Arnaz. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
The film with a simple comedy plot contains many numbers of Cuban music and dance, including the song of the same name by Joseph Norman. It was used in the television show I Love Lucy (episodes: "The Diet," with Lucille Ball as Sally Sweet and "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo" as an alternative version, "Texas Pete") and in the 1994 film The Mask.