PEPE, The Bad One

The scene is contemporary Mexico but the scenario is strictly Hollywood 1935. Pepe, the bad one, steals to save his widowed mother from starvation. He is befriended by a rich American, Mr. Prentice, who gives him a job taking care of his dog. Pepe tames the unfriendly creature. He also transforms weak, whining Dick Prentice into a regular feller after a few romps with the dog. But, alas, Mrs. Prentice and daughter remain snooty; he cannot coax a smile from them. Enter Lois' new suitor, Jarvis Bolton, a dyed-haired adventurer scornful of Mexicans. Pepe prevents Lois from eloping with him; Jarvis is unmasked; Lois is eternally grateful. And Mr. Prentice takes Pepe back to the States ""to enter a good prep school with Dick."" Definitely Grade B.