Down Argentine Way (1940)
October 11, 1940Release Date
Down Argentine Way (1940)
October 11, 1940Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Don Ameche
Ricardo Quintana
Betty Grable
Glenda Crawford
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda
Charlotte Greenwood
Binnie Crawford
J. Carrol Naish
Casiano
Henry Stephenson
Don Diego Quintana
Kay Aldridge
Helen Carson
Leonid Kinskey
Tito Acuna
Gregory Gaye
Sebastian
Chris-Pin Martin
Esteban
Charles Judels
Dr. Arturo Padilla
Robert Conway
Jimmy Blake
Irving Cummings
Director
Fortunio Bonanova
Hotel Manager
Armand Kaliz
Hotel Manager
Darrell Ware
Writer
Frank Puglia
Montero
Karl Tunberg
Writer
Rian James
Writer
Ralph Spence
Writer
Bobby Stone
Panchito
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Fayard Nicholas
One of the Nicholas Brothers
Ray Rennahan
Cinematographer
Harold Nicholas
One of the Nicholas Brothers
Leon Shamroy
Cinematographer
Thomas Dowling
Specialty
Catherine Dowling
Specialty
Barbara McLean
Editor
Pepe Guizar
Specialty
Flores Bros.
Specialty
Edward Fielding
Willis Crawford
Eddie Conrad
Anastasio
Six Hits and a Miss
Six Hits and a Miss
Lowden Adams
Westchester Waiter (uncredited)
Marvin Bailey
Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Nino Bellini
Doorman at Carmen Miranda's (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Club Rendezvous Waiter (uncredited)
Pauline Byrne
The Miss of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Franco Corsaro
Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
Andre Cuyas
Waiter (uncredited)
Vince Degen
Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
Señor Rufino (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Juan Duval
Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
Oswaldo de Moraes Eboli
Bando da Lua Member (uncredited)
Thornton Edwards
Gaucho (uncredited)
Paul Ellis
Racetrack Official (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Applauding Spectator in Stands at Horse Show (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Westchester Club Patron (uncredited)
Howard Hudson
Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
George Humbert
Martinez (uncredited)
Hélio Jordão
Bando da Lua Member (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
Horserace Loser at Fiesta (uncredited)
Mack McLean
Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Francisco Marán
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron / Racetrack Stands Spectator (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Race Bettor (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Aloysio de Oliveira
Bando da Lua Member (uncredited)
Afonso Osório
Bando da Lua Member (uncredited)
Armando Osório
Bando da Lua Member (uncredited)
Stênio Osório
Bando da Lua Member (uncredited)
Paul Portanova
Racetrack Official (uncredited)
Jerry Preshaw
Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Argentine Girl (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Horse Owner (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Aníbal Augusto Sardinha
Bando da Lua Member (uncredited)
Bill Seckler
Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Westchester Club Patron (uncredited)
Rafael Alcayde
Señor Vallergo (uncredited)
David Thursby
Head Horse Groom (uncredited)
Elena Verdugo
Argentine Dancer (uncredited)
Lucio Villegas
Señor Gonzales (uncredited)
Dorothy White
Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
Horserace Loser at Fiesta (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingNR
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Wiki.
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. It also starred Don Ameche, The Nicholas Brothers, Charlotte Greenwood, and J. Carrol Naish.
The film was directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg and Darrell Ware, based on a story by Rian James and Ralph Spence. The cinematography was by Leon Shamroy and Ray Rennahan, and the costume design was by Travis Banton. The American-composed music was by Harry Warren and Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Mack Gordon and Al Dubin.
Shooting lasted for 10 months in which members of the film's crew traveled about 35,000 miles. A second unit was sent to Buenos Aires for location establishing shots, returning with about 20,000 feet of film, and another group flew to New York City and filmed Miranda for over a month. Miranda was then performing South American songs in the Broadway production The Streets of Paris. She was thus a prominent participant in the film although she spent no time in Hollywood.
In 2014, Down Argentine Way was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.