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Director:
Irving Cummings
Writers:
Rian James (story)
Ralph Spence (story)
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Release Date:
11 October 1940 (USA) more
Plot:
American girl (Grable) on vacation in Argentina falls for wealthy racehorse owner (Ameche). Lots of scenery and musical entertainment... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
User Comments:
A Fluffy Musical Fiesta with Grable, Miranda, Ameche & Nicholas Bros. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Don Ameche ... Ricardo Quintana

Betty Grable ... Glenda Crawford, aka Glenda Cunningham

Carmen Miranda ... Herself, Carmen Miranda
Charlotte Greenwood ... Binnie Crawford
J. Carrol Naish ... Casiano
Henry Stephenson ... Don Diego Quintana
Kay Aldridge ... Helen Carson (as Katharine Aldridge)
Leonid Kinskey ... Tito Acuna
Chris-Pin Martin ... Esteban
Robert Conway ... Jimmy Blake
Gregory Gaye ... Sebastian, the Headwaiter
Bobby Stone ... Panchito
Charles Judels ... Dr. Arturo Padilla, the Ambassador
Fayard Nicholas ... Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas ... Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #6471)
Filming Locations:
Argentina more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Irving Cummings thought the dance number by the Nicholas Brothers (Fayard Nicholas and Harold Nicholas) was too long, but dance director Nick Castle convinced him to leave it uncut at a test screening. The test audience cheered so much that they had to rewind the film. more
Quotes:
Glenda Crawford, aka Glenda Cunningham: Excuse me, I've got to go see a man about a horse. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Sing to Your Seņorita more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
A Fluffy Musical Fiesta with Grable, Miranda, Ameche & Nicholas Bros., 14 April 2003
Author: Kalaman from Ottawa

One of the best Betty Grable musicals. As always the plot is unbelievably vacuous but who cares really? When you have the tippy-tappy Grable (doing what she does best), Carmen Miranda (in her American debut), Don Ameche (speaking in a nice Spanish accent), and the Nicholas Brothers (with their usual dance specialties) all in one movie, the implausible plot and meet-cutes are beside the point. The slick lively tunes and dances are more than enough to like this fluffy musical fiesta set in Argentina.

If you liked "Down Argentine Way", see also "Springtime in the Rockies"(1942)

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