Down Argentine Way (1940)
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61% of users liked it
(106 ratings)
Hollywood's handful of Technicolor cameras got a real workout on 20th Century-Fox's Down Argentine Way. Don Ameche stars as Ricardo Quintana, the charming son of a less charming Argentine horse breeder (Henry Stephenson). Betty Grable is vacationing American heiress Glenda Crawford, who… More Hollywood's handful of Technicolor cameras got a real workout on 20th Century-Fox's Down Argentine Way. Don Ameche stars as Ricardo Quintana, the charming son of a less charming Argentine horse breeder (Henry Stephenson). Betty Grable is vacationing American heiress Glenda Crawford, who "collects" horses as a hobby. Separated by a family feud, Ricard and Glenda must endure all sorts of setbacks and misunderstandings before crossing the romantic finish line. Filmed on location, Down Argentine Way served to introduce Brazilian bombshell Carmen Miranda, performing a variety of sizzling South American numbers with her own band. Also on hand are the Nicholas Brothers, whose show-stopping dance number has been spotlighted innumerable times in various "best of Hollywood musicals" compilations. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Cummings
- Written By
- Darrell Ware, Karl Tunberg
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 11, 1940 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
You want 20th Century Fox glossy musical? You have it here...and with Grable's legs.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
On the one hand there's Carmen Miranda; on the other everything else.
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Cast
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Don Ameche
as Richardo Quintano
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Betty Grable
as Glenda Crawford
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Carmen Miranda
as Herself
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Charlotte Greenwood
as Binnie Crawford
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Henry Stephenson
as Don Diego Quintana
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Kay Aldridge
as Helen Carson
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Leonid Kinskey
as Tito Acuna
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Chris-Pin Martin
as Esteban
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Roberl Conway
as Jimmy Blake
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Gregory Gaye
as Sebastian
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Bobby Stone
as Panchito
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Charles Judels
as Ambassador
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The Nicholas Brothers
as Themselves
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Thomas & Catherine Dowling
as Themselves
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Six Hits & A Miss
as Themselves
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Edward Fielding
as Crawford
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Fortunio Bonanova
as Hotel Manager
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Armand Kaliz
as Hotel Manager
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Frank Puglia
as Montero
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Eddie Conrad
as Anastasio
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Flores Brothers
as Themselves
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J. Carrol Naish
as Casiano
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Fayard Nicholas
as Specialty
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Harold Nicholas
as Specialty
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Elena Verdugo
as Dancer
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Dorothy White
as Dancer
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Bando Da Lua
as Themselves
- Robert Conway
