Down Argentine Way (1940)
| Release Date | 11 October 1940 |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance, Musical, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Argentina |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Comedy, Musical Comedy |
| Themes | Opposites Attract, Americans Abroad, Fish Out of Water |
| Tones | Humorous, Stylized, Light, Lavish, Bright, Witty |
| Tags | Family, Feud, Heir, Horse Breeder, Love, Vacation |
Down Argentine Way is a 1940 Technicolor musical film made by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio, and introduced American audiences to Carmen Miranda. The film 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 by Travis Banton.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Chris-Pin Martin
Esteban
Robert Conway
Jimmy Blake
Bobby Stone
Panchito
Fayard Nicholas
Specialty Dancer
Thomas Dowling
Specialty Dancer
Catherine Dowling
Specialty Dancer
Pepe Guízar
Specialty Performer
Flores Bros.
Specialty Performers
Bando da Lua
Specialty Performers
Edward Fielding
Willis Crawford
Eddie Conrad
Anastasio, the Sleepy Chauffeur
Six Hits and a Miss
Six Hits and a Miss, a Specialty
Lowden Adams
Westchester Waiter
Nino Bellini
Doorman at Carmen Miranda's
Eugene Borden
Club Rendezvous waiter
Rafael Corio
Señor Vallergo
Gino Corrado
Waiter
Franco Corsaro
Man at Racetrack
Andre Cuyas
Waiter
Jean Del Val
Señor Rufino
Aloysio De Oliveira
Bando da Lua member
Helen Dickson
Nightclub Extra
Joe Dominguez
Motorcycle Officer
Juan Duval
Man at Racetrack
Oswaldo de Moraes Eboli
Bando da Lua member
Thornton Edwards
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Paul Ellis
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Eddie Hall
Applauding spectator in stands at Horse Show
George Humbert
Martinez
Hélio Jordão
Bando da Lua member
Fred Malatesta
Horserace Loser at Fiesta
Francisco Marán
Ship's Officer
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub, Dance Extra, Racetrack Stands Extra
Alberto Morin
Race Bettor
Afonso Osório
Bando da Lua member
Armando Osório
Bando da Lua member
Stênio Osório
Bando da Lua member
Paul Portanova
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Suzanne Ridgeway
Extra
Julian Rivero
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Aníbal Augusto Sardinha
Banda la Lua Member
David Thursby
Head Horse Groom
Lucio Villegas
Señor Gonzales, Racetrack Official
Dorothy White
Dancer
Frank Yaconelli
Horserace Loser at Fiesta
Director
Producer
Rian James
story
Ralph Spence
story
Karl Tunberg
writer
Darrell Ware
writer
Original Music
Mack Gordon
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Cinematographer
Ray Rennahan
Editor
Barbara McLean
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Art Director
Joseph C. Wright
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Set Decorator
Thomas Little
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Costume Designer
Travis Banton
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lynn Shores
second unit director
Saul Wurtzel
assistant director
Sound Department
Eugene Grossman
sound
Roger Heman Sr.
sound
Music Department
Emil Newman
musical director
Other Crew
Nick Castle
choreographer
Natalie Kalmus
technicolor director
Morgan Padelford
associate technicolor color director
Geneva Sawyer
choreographer
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CBS/Fox
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