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Irresistible songs and lavish musical numbers give a staccato beat to the romantic adventures of Betty Grable and Don Ameche in this Technicolor® extravaganza. Everyone goes south of the border in this comic tale of horseracing, with lots of romance and nightclubbing tossed in. Glenda (Grable) wants to buy a horse from Ricardo (Ameche). But because their families have been feuding for years, Ricardo's father refuses. But in true Romeo and Juliet fashion, the two fall in love. Carmen Miranda makes her North American film debut and the Nicholas Brothers do brilliant things with their feet in this romp that also features Charlotte Greenwood, J. Carrol Naish, Henry Stephenson and Leonid Kinskey.
Original Release
10/11/1940
US Release
10/11/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Don Ameche | Ricardo Quintana |
Betty Grable | Glenda Crawford |
Carmen Miranda | Carmen Miranda / Herself |
Charlotte Greenwood | Binnie Crawford |
J. Carrol Naish | Casiano |
Henry Stephenson | Don Diego Quintana |
Kay Aldridge | Helen Carson |
Leonid Kinskey | Tito Acuna |
Chris-Pin Martin | Esteban |
Robert Conway | Jimmy Blake |
Directors
Writers
Darrell Ware, Karl Tunberg, Rian James, Ralph Spence
Cast
Name | Character |
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Don Ameche | Ricardo Quintana |
Betty Grable | Glenda Crawford |
Carmen Miranda | Carmen Miranda / Herself |
Charlotte Greenwood | Binnie Crawford |
J. Carrol Naish | Casiano |
Henry Stephenson | Don Diego Quintana |
Kay Aldridge | Helen Carson |
Leonid Kinskey | Tito Acuna |
Chris-Pin Martin | Esteban |
Robert Conway | Jimmy Blake |
Gregory Gaye | Sebastian |
Bobby Stone | Panchito |
Charles Judels | Dr. Arturo Padilla |
Fayard Nicholas | One of the Nicholas Brothers |
Harold Nicholas | One of the Nicholas Brothers |
Thomas Dowling | Specialty |
Catherine Dowling | Specialty |
Pepe Guizar | Specialty |
Flores Bros. | Specialty |
Six Hits and a Miss | Six Hits and a Miss |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harry Joe Brown | Producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1941 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Art Direction, Color | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |