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I grew up with Duncan Renaldo as O. Henry's The Cisco Kid and and Leo Carillo as his sidekick Pancho, so watching toothy Caesar Romero in the title role and Chris-Pin Martin as his sidekick "Gordito," came as quite a shock. I have also seen Warner Baxter as the Kid, but for me, Renaldo will always be Cisco. This lighthearted romp, little more than a filler piece, has Cisco rescuing a baby and keeping the bad guys at bay. Very little action. Mostly, we watch Romero grin his way through a series of scenes, including a badly staged dance number that seems to go on forever. I am trying to remember if this Cisco Kid ever took his hat off for anything. This is a historic curiosity rather than a must-see. Future cowboy star and one of Dinah Shore's spouses, George Montgomery, costars.

My other esteemed reviewer made some Curious Historical Errors but just like my poor grammar it does not matter in the big picture ..lol Any how this series was not Cesar Romeros film debut like others had stated .. He had been in numerous films in bit parts and a few leading man films like "Show them no Mercy" for example is a real must see for cesar romero fans by the way .. I think he did a better job then Mr. Warner Baxter as Cisco the kid .. Any how Romero made Six of these Cisco kid B-films for 20th Century I suggest you watch them all .. As there a mix of pretty good and So So ..but one thing is for sure is he always had a gorgeous Female costar like Mary beth Hughes and others thank Cesar Romero for your hard work ..

Cesar Romero made his debut playing The Cisco Kid in The Cisco Kid And The Lady. It should more properly be The Cisco and the two Ladies because he woos both Saloon entertainer Virginia Field and schoolteacher Marjorie Weaver in this film.

It doesn't start this way, but Cesar Romero and his Sancho Panza Chris- Pin Martin come across a dying miner coming into file a claim with his infant son. Cisco rescues the infant and the dying man splits up the mine map three ways between Cisco, Gordito and Robert Barrat not realizing it was Barrat who shot him.

Romero is fast on his feet in many way. This film features him doing the tango with Field, he started out as a dancer in show business. He does a nice job of balancing two women Field and Weaver until George Montgomery arrives on the scene as Weaver's fiancé from Kansas City. This film was one of Montgomery's earliest featured roles. And Romero has to keep his wits about him when dealing with Barrat who is a shrewd adversary.

This film marked Romero's interpretation of the Cisco Kid as a gallant knight of the plains with an eye for the ladies. This is one cowboy who's not satisfied kissing his horse.

Romero has charm to spare in keeping the audience rooting for him. After 75 years he still does.

Those of you who loved Warner Baxter as the Cisco Kid should know The Return of the Cisco Kid was his last installment. Starting with The Cisco Kid and the Lady, Cesar Romero took over for the next six movies. In my opinion, there's no reason to be disappointed by the change. Cesar also puts on an accent, he also sings, rides a horse, makes jokes, and saves the day and rides off into the sunset with his faithful sidekick Chris-Pin Martin. Plus, he's better looking, so his dalliances with women are more fun and believable.

In this one, Cesar, Chris-Pin, and Robert Barrat come across a toppled stagecoach. A dying man inside bequeaths them his goldmine, and his baby son. In a very funny and clever trick, the man rips the map and deed in thirds, so all three men have to work together to get the gold. Robert soon turns on them, demanding their third of the paper by gunpoint - but Cesar smokes his paper in a cigarette and Chris-Pin swallows his. "We have very good memories. As long as nothing happens to us..." Cesar smiles.

I'm starting to like the Cisco Kid movies. They're cute and harmless, and they have the predictable flow of a sitcom: beginning reminding the audience of the characters, the middle follows a brief, fixable problem; and the end shows the leads joking together as they leave in search of a new town. There's the same theme song ("La Cucaracha") in each movie, and both leads have their own catch phrases. Chris-Pin always adds, "I think" after his assertions. Cesar repeats, "I never fight with my hands. If I hurt my hands, I can't play the guitar. If I can't play the guitar, I can't sing love songs. And if I don't love, I can't live!" from earlier films. Yes, they're B-westerns, but they're fun if you're in the mood for them. And they're enjoyable during an afternoon when you want a little comfort and stability - and a cute guy to look at.

This film essentially begins with "the Cisco Kid" (Cesar Romero) and his faithful sidekick "Gordito" (Chris-Pin Martin) observing a man driving a covered wagon down a dusty trail in the middle of nowhere. Naturally, being the outlaws that they are, their first thought is to ride up on the wagon and steal the horses away from him. However, before they can act on that impulse, they hear a shot ring out from a distance and notice the man slump over from the impact of the bullet. Racing down to claim the horses, they suddenly come face-to-face with another man who--after denying he fired his rifle--offers his assistance to the seriously wounded man. Although quite suspicious of this stranger, the Cisco Kid's thoughts are suddenly distracted by Gordito's startling announcement that he found a young baby inside the covered wagon. Seconds later, the dying man produces the deed to a gold mind and, after tearing it into three pieces, distributes one to the three men kneeling over him--in exchange for their promise to take care of his young baby. And then, just as all three men agree, the man dies. Not long afterward, being the cold-blooded thief that he is, Jim Harbison decides to double-cross the two men standing in front of him. What he doesn't realize, however, is who he is dealing with--and from that point on his life is going to become quite difficult. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that film turned out to be a pretty good addition to the Cisco Kid series with Cesar Romero performing quite well in the featured role. Likewise, having two attractive actresses like Marjorie Weaver (as "Julie Lawson") and Virginia Field ("Billie Graham") certainly didn't hurt the overall scenery either. Be that as it may, although this film is rather short and quite dated, it was still an enjoyable movie for the most part, and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.