Down Argentine Way

1940

Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance / Sport

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1474 1.5K

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Plot summary

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 a showstopping dance routine by the always amazing Nicholas Brothers.

Director

Irving Cummings Photo
Irving Cummings

Top cast

Jean Del Val Photo
Jean Del Val as Señor Rufino
Elena Verdugo Photo
Elena Verdugo as Argentine Dancer
Fortunio Bonanova Photo
Fortunio Bonanova as Hotel Manager
Gregory Gaye Photo
Gregory Gaye as Sebastian
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815.54 MB
968*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 2
1.48 GB
1440*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Nazi_Fighter_David 7 / 10

Everything about this little demon was larger than life...

Reviewed by AlsExGal 7 / 10

Star making vehicle for Betty Grable

This technicolor musical from 20th Century-Fox was directed by Irving Cummings. The wafer-thin plot concerns wealthy Buenos Aires horse rancher Ricardo Quintana (Don Ameche) traveling to America to sell some horses, where he meets wealthy American horse enthusiast Glenda Crawford (Betty Grable). The two instantly fall in love, but there's a problem: Ricardo's father Don Diego (Henry Stephenson) hates the Crawford family due to some disagreement decades earlier. Glenda eventually travels to Argentina with her aunt Binnie (Charlotte Greenwood) to try and win over the old man.This was a major hit when released, and made Betty Grable a star. The movie was intended as a vehicle for Alice Faye, but when she bowed out, Grable was assigned the lead, becoming one of the biggest stars of the decade in the process. She's pleasant, pretty without being overly made-up, as she sometimes appeared later. Charlotte Greenwood gives an interesting spin on the older-matron-companion role. Naish hams it up big time as a peasant stable hand. Leonid Kinskey has the biggest role I can remember seeing him in as a paid escort and guide to Greenwood, playing the type usually assayed by Mischa Auer.This movie was also the general American public's introduction to Carmen Miranda. She was signed to a strict contract at a NYC nightclub at the time, and so her scenes were all filmed there, and consequently her part is rather small, singing a few songs. I enjoyed the dance sequence where the Nicholas Brothers perform and basically steal the show from everyone else. The movie earned three Oscar nominations, for Best Cinematography (Leon Shamroy & Ray Rennahan), Best Art Direction (Richard Day & Joseph C. Wright), and Best Song ("Down Argentine Way").
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