Down to Earth (1947)
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51% of users liked it
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A semi-sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Columbia's Down to Earth is a camp- and kitsch-lover's delight. More beautiful than ever, Rita Hayworth stars as Terpsichore, the Goddess of Dance. From her perch Up Above, Terpsichore discovers that Broadway producer Danny Miller (Larry Parks) intends… More A semi-sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Columbia's Down to Earth is a camp- and kitsch-lover's delight. More beautiful than ever, Rita Hayworth stars as Terpsichore, the Goddess of Dance. From her perch Up Above, Terpsichore discovers that Broadway producer Danny Miller (Larry Parks) intends to put together a musical satire, lampooning herself and her fellow Greek Gods. Eliciting the aid of Heavenly emissary Mr. Jordan (Roland Culver, taking over from the earlier film's Claude Rains), Terpsichore descends to Earth in human form, landing a role in Miller's play. Through her bewitching influence, Miller agrees to abandon his plans for a satire, transforming his production into a portentiously serious "work of art"-which lays a large and noxious egg with the opening-night crowd. Somehow, our ethereal heroine manages to set things right, but there's still one nagging problem: Will she, a goddess, ever be permitted to fall in love with a mere mortal like Miller? Repeating their Here Comes Mr. Jordan roles, James Gleason and Edward Everett Horton appear respectively as the eternally flustered Max Corkle (formerly a fight promoter, now a theatrical agent) and the pompous, rule-bound Heavenly messenger #7013. Silly but immensely entertaining, Down to Earth was remade as the sillier but decidedly less entertaining Xanadu in 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alexander Hall
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 21, 1947 Wide
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It stars Rita Hayworth, looking as good as she's ever looked.
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Cast
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James Burke
as Kelly
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Rita Hayworth
as Terpsichore/Kitty Pendleton
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Larry Parks
as Danny Miller
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Jean Donahue
as Betty
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Roland Culver
as Mr. Jordan
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William Frawley
as Police Lieutenant
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James Gleason
as Max Corkle
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Edward Everett Horton
as Messenger 7013
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William Haade
as Spike
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Marc Platt
as Eddie Marin
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Adele Jergens
as Georgia Evans
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George Macready
as Joe Mannion
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Kathleen O'Malley
as Dolly
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Fred F. Sears
as Orchestra Leader
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Eddie Acuff
as Stagehand
- Dusty Anderson
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Arthur Blake
as Mr. Somerset
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Billy Bletcher
as Conductor
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Al Bridge
as Police Sergeant
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Rudolph Cameron
as Stage Manager
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Frank Darien
as Janitor
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Jean Del Val
as Croupier
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Matty Fain
as Henchman
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Mary Forbes
as Dowager
- Grayce Hampton
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Tom Hanlon
as Announcer
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Winifred Harris
as Woman
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Dorothy Hart
as Muse
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Myron Healey
as Sloan
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Ernest Hilliard
as Bit
- Frederic Howard
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Virginia Hunter
as Muse
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Boyd Irwin
as Man
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Lucien Littlefield
as Escort 3082
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Wilbur Mack
as Messenger
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Peggy Maley
as Muse
- Lynn Merrick
- Forbes Murray
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Ottola Nesmith
as Bit
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Mary Newton
as Bit
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Jack Norton
as Sleeping Man
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Nick Stewart [Nicodemus]
as Porter
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Cecil Weston
as Bit
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Jean Willes
as Betty
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Cora Witherspoon
as Bit
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Doris Houck
as Muse
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Lucille Casey
as Muse
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Raoul Freeman
as Policeman
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Edward Harvey
as Man
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Francine Kennedy
as Chorine
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Bob Ryan
as Policeman
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Count Stefanelli
as Frenchman
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Tom Daly
as Reporter
