Argentine Nights (1940)

An all-girl band flees to Argentina to avoid their creditors.

Director:

Albert S. Rogell

Writers:

J. Robert Bren (original story), Gladys Atwater (original story),

Stars:

The Ritz Brothers, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz

Cast

Cast overview:
The Ritz Brothers	...	The Ritz Brothers
Al Ritz	...	Al
Harry Ritz	...	Harry
Jimmy Ritz	...	Jimmy
The Andrews Sisters	...	Andrews Sisters
Maxene Andrews	...	Maxene Andrews
Patty Andrews	...	Patty
Laverne Andrews	...	Laverne Andrews
Constance Moore	...	Bonnie Brooks
George Reeves	...	Eduardo 'El Tigre' Estaban
Peggy Moran	...	Peggy
Anne Nagel	...	Linda
Kathryn Adams	...	Carol
Ferike Boros	...	Mama Viejos
Paul Porcasi	...	Papa Viejos

Storyline

When Al, Harry, and Jimmy, variety promoters, get into trouble over a scheme in New York, they stow away on the boat taking their performers Bonny, Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne to a show date in Argentina. Bonnie falls for Eduardo, a wealthy polo player she later mistakes for El Tigre, a famous local bandit. Al, Harry, and Jimmy team up with the girls to try to save the hotel owned by Mama and Papa Viejo.

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Plot Keywords:

argentina | promoter | polo | creditor | bandit | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

3 Doidos e 3 Doidas

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording) Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of The Andrews Sisters.

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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Hit the Road"
Lyrics by Don Raye
Music by Hugh Prince and Vic Schoen
Performed by The Andrews Sisters

User Reviews

Ritz Brothers vs. Andrews Sisters

If you don't like the Ritz Brothers -- and I can only take so much of their mugging myself -- then avoid this Universal B movie. It is not, I hasten to say, a complete waste of time. The best bit in it is a burlesque of those novelty Latin dances from from the Astaires-Rogers movies called 'The Brooklyn Nanga', which runs to the scansion of 'The Carioca'. Once you've mentioned that, you've exhausted the strong points of this movie as everyone heads down to Argentina, where polo-playing George Reeves -- looking like John Carroll -- pretends to be a bandito called 'El Tigre' in order to romance Grace McDonald. Some decent although unmemorable songs and Ritz Brother routines fill out the time and while this is not the best musical ever made, it is a pleasant enough time waster to make you stay through the end --although it won't make fans for any of the talent involved.