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Down to Earth

  • 19471947
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 41m
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6.1/10
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Rita Hayworth in Down to Earth (1947)
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Upset about a new Broadway musical's mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show's producer and he ... Read allUpset about a new Broadway musical's mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show's producer and he incorporates her changes into the show. Unfortunately, her changes also produce a major fl... Read allUpset about a new Broadway musical's mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show's producer and he incorporates her changes into the show. Unfortunately, her changes also produce a major flop.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.5K
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    • Alexander Hall
    • Edwin Blum(original screen play)
    • Don Hartman(original screen play)
    • Harry Segall(play "Heaven Can Wait")
  • Stars
    • Rita Hayworth
    • Larry Parks
    • Marc Platt
    • Alexander Hall
    • Edwin Blum(original screen play)
    • Don Hartman(original screen play)
    • Harry Segall(play "Heaven Can Wait")
  • Stars
    • Rita Hayworth
    • Larry Parks
    • Marc Platt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Rita Hayworth and Larry Parks in Down to Earth (1947)
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    Rita Hayworth in Down to Earth (1947)
    Rita Hayworth and Edward Everett Horton in Down to Earth (1947)
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    Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth
    • Terpsichore…
    Larry Parks
    Larry Parks
    • Danny Miller
    Marc Platt
    Marc Platt
    • Eddie
    Roland Culver
    Roland Culver
    • Mr. Jordan
    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Max Corkle
    Edward Everett Horton
    Edward Everett Horton
    • Messenger 7013
    Adele Jergens
    Adele Jergens
    • Georgia Evans
    George Macready
    George Macready
    • Joe Manion
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Police Lieutenant
    Jean Willes
    Jean Willes
    • Betty
    • (as Jean Donahue)
    Kathleen O'Malley
    Kathleen O'Malley
    • Dolly
    William Haade
    William Haade
    • Spike
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Detective Kelly
    Dorothy Hart
    Dorothy Hart
    • The New Terpsichore
    • (as Dorothy Brady)
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Stage Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Dusty Anderson
    Dusty Anderson
    • Muse
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bayless
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
      • Alexander Hall
      • Edwin Blum(original screen play)
      • Don Hartman(original screen play)
      • Harry Segall(play "Heaven Can Wait")
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rita Hayworth said that this was the least favorite of all her films.
    • Goofs
      The same news item about twins getting a two-week tryout keeps appearing in different newspaper columns over the course of several months.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Jordan: Same old Max, one of my favorite people.

      Messenger 7013: Mine too. When does he join us?

      Mr. Jordan: Mr. Corkle is an agent.

      Messenger 7013: Thats right - we never get them.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Stay Young Forever
      Music by Doris Fisher

      Lyrics by Allan Roberts

      Sung by Rita Hayworth (dubbed by Anita Ellis)

    User reviews33

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    In Technicolour!
    I suppose that Technicolour was a big selling point when this film came out (1946). The colour is beautiful to look at, but much of the rest of the film is rather slim. In this film, Rita Hayworth is a muse who becomes upset when she learns that a Broadway musical is going to portray her as a jive crazy love machine. She heads to earth to correct matters and the audience settles in for 101 minutes of unmemorable musical numbers and several poorly choreographed dance scenes.

    Allow me to guess what happened here. Columbia was looking for a musical vehicle for Hayworth, then at the top of her career. They had script for a B musical ready to roll, but they needed to beef it up a bit. So what they did was steal a few of the characters from a past hit, HERE COME MR. JORDAN, added Technicolour, and hoped that it would prove enough of a draw. If you do watch this film, note how poorly the JORDAN characters are worked in - especially Max Corkle.

    Elements of the Broadway musical DOWN TO EARTH also appear in Fred Astaire's THE BAND WAGON, which came out in 1953 - but the numbers in the later film were far more memorable. I had enjoyed HERE COMES MR. JORDAN, and was curious as to what the sequal would be like. My curiosity has been satisfied - yet another half-baked movie sequel.
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    • Chaz-19
    • Apr 21, 2000

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      • August 21, 1947 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Columbia Pictures
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
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