Leigh Jack Lemmon Dean Martin Jay North as his TV character Dennis the Menace Kim Novak André Previn Donna Reed Debbie Reynolds Edward G. Robinson Cesar Romero Frank Sinatra Production George Sidney later recalled "there were problems dealing with the logistics of making a picture in two countries with a writer's strike going on at the same time. It was difficult trying to schedule around this person and that person and getting all of the people together. Shooting in Mexico with two sets of crew down there posed problems. I was moving back and forth and any time I was in one place I needed to be in another place." Sidney says that because of the writers strike, Durante and Cantiflas had to ad lib their scene together. "It turned out to be pretty funny," said Sidney. "The studio thought we had hired writers on the black market." It was Judy Garland first film work since A Star is Born released in 1954. She was slated to make an onscreen appearance. However she was still recovering from illness and the producers decided to limit it to a song. Reception Bosley Crowther of The New York Times was not impressed. "The rare and wonderful talents of Mexican comedian Cantinflas, who was nicely introduced to the general public as the valet in Around the World in 80 Days, are pitifully spent and dissipated amid a great mass of Hollywooden dross in the oversized, over-peopled Pepe, which opened at the Criterion last night." Soundtrack album The soundtrack was issued in 1960 by Colpix Records in the U.S. (CP 507) and Pye International Records in the UK (NPL 28015). The tracks were: Side One "Pepe" sung by Shirley Jones "Mimi" / September Song sung by Maurice Chevalier "Hooray for Hollywood" sung by Sammy Davis Jr. "The Rumble" (André Previn) – orchestral version Side Two "That's How It Went, All Right" (Dory Langdon Previn / André Previn) sung by Bobby Darin "The Faraway Part of Town" (Dory Langdon Previn / André Previn) sung by Judy Garland "Suzy's Theme" (Johnny Green) – orchestral version "Pennies from Heaven" / Let's Fall in Love / South of the Border sung by Bing Crosby "Lovely Day" (Agustín Lara / Dory Langdon Previn) sung by Shirley Jones Awards and nominations Comic book adaption Dell Four Color #1194 (April 1961) See also List of American films of 1960 References External links