A petty criminal decides to check in at a posh hotel passing off as a rich man and thus take advantage of the Carnival season to make some victims among the rich guests. One of his targets is a widow who is accompanied by her niece. The problem is that she is also passing off as rich when in fact she is looking for a rich husband for her niece (and if possible for her also). To complicate things further, there are international thieves at the hotel who are robbing the guests' jewels. And there is the upcoming arrival of an Oriental maharajah who might become the thieves' next victim.
Musical comedy with many musical numbers, nearly all of them featuring Brazilian Carnival marches. The plot has some points of contact with that of 24 Horas de Sonho (1941). The production values seem to be a notch above the average for Brazilian comedies of the period, but the sense of humor is just the usual in that kind of movie, that is, very simple and aiming at an undemanding audience. There is a step into bizarre territory when a minuscule comic actor who was famous in Brazil at that time sings a song in full drag.
Rating: 31
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