Down Argentine Way
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| Down Argentine Way | |
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| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Written by | Rian James Ralph Spence Karl Tunberg Darrell Ware |
| Starring | Betty Grable Don Ameche Carmen Miranda |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy Ray Rennahan |
| Editing by | Barbara McLean |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | October 11, 1940 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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[edit] Cast
- Don Ameche - Ricardo Quintana
- Betty Grable - Glenda Crawford
- 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, the Headwaiter
- Bobby Stone - Panchito
- Charles Judels - Dr. Arturo Padilla, the Ambassador
- Fayard Nicholas - Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
- Harold Nicholas - Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
[edit] Awards
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, for Best Cinematography, Best Original Song and for Best Art Direction by Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "NY Times: Down Argentine Way!". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/14495/Down-Argentine-Way/details. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
[edit] External links
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