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Down Argentine Way: Directed by Irving Cummings. With Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood. An American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner.
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- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Irving Cummings
- 1940-10-11
Down Argentine Way is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced American audiences to Carmen Miranda.
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular location shooting and parade of extravagant musical numbers, which include the larger-than-life Carmen Miranda singing the hit “South American Way” and ...
Down Argentine Way, the 1940 musical that launched Betty Grable's career, may be low on plot, but it's high on style: Grable plays rich girl Glenda Crawford, who falls for a suave Argentinean played by Don Ameche, only to be rebuffed because of a long-standing feud between their fathers. There are numerous misunderstandings, some kissing and ...
Sep 25, 2014 · The musical “Down Argentine Way” doesn’t offer much in the way of directorial imagination or dramatic interest, but it features one of the greatest dance performances in the history of cinema.
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