George Raft's slightly sinister, exotic looks meant it was no surprise he was cast in different nationalities (his limitations as an actor meant he didn't play them that often). Here he's a Mexican, brother to Adolphe Menjou, who is a retired bandit. Both fall in love with the same girl so Raft gets noble and becomes a bull fighter.
It's a really silly sorry, done with one hand tied behind its back - you wait for someone to die or get really angry but it's resolved all neatly at the end. A great many of Raft's films involved a love triangle with the girl and another guy - he tells Menjou he loves him several times. Frances Drake is the girl, Sidney Toler (Charlie Chan later on) turns up as a fellow Mexican, and there's a few dance number. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would even if it is really dopey.
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