The Kid from Spain (1932): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1932, The Kid from Spain is a comedy, romance and music film directed by Leo McCarey, running about 96 minutes. “That's a bull-fighter! That's Eddie! Way down in Mexico among the silky senoritas...with a murderous man-cow charging him and making him pay and pay!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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 introduces Eddie as the great Spanish bullfighter Don Sebastian II. The problem is, the cop is still curious and has tickets for the bullfight. Eddie's situation becomes more critical, when he tries to help Ricardo to win the girl he loves, but she's engaged to a "real" Mexican, who is, unknown to her father, involved in illegal business. While trying to avoid all this trouble, Eddie himself falls in love with his friend's girl friend's sister Rosalie, who also want to see the great Don Sebastian II to kill the bull in the arena.

Who’s in it. The Kid from Spain stars Eddie Cantor as Eddie Williams, Lyda Roberti as Rosalie, Robert Young as Ricardo and Ruth Hall as Anita Gomez, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, The Kid from Spain has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Kid from Spain page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Kid from Spain tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.