Down Argentine Way (1940)

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1h 29min
Comedy, Drama
11 Oct 1940 (USA)
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An American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner.

Director:

Irving Cummings

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Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win.
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	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 (as Katharine Aldridge)
	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 Guízar	...	Specialty (as Pepe Guizar)
	Flores Bros.	...	Specialty (as The Flores Bros.)
	Six Hits and a Miss	...	Six Hits and a Miss
	Bando da Lua	...	Bando da Lua (as Carmen Miranda Band)
	Edward Fielding	...	Willis Crawford
	Eddie Conrad	...	Anastasio (as Edward Conrad)
	Fortunio Bonanova	...	Hotel Manager
	Armand Kaliz	...	Hotel Manager
	Frank Puglia	...	Montero
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Lowden Adams	...	Westchester Waiter (uncredited)
	Rafael Alcayde	...	Señor Vallergo (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)
	Morgan Brown	...	Racetrack Patron (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)
	Jack Deery	...	Racetrack Patron (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)
	Tom Ferrandini	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Dick Gordon	...	Racetrack Patron (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)
	Francisco Marán	...	Ship's Officer (uncredited)
	Mack McLean	...	Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
	Bert Moorhouse	...	Nightclub Patron / Racetrack Stands Spectator (uncredited)
	Alberto Morin	...	Race Bettor (uncredited)
	George Nardelli	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Barry Norton	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Monty O'Grady	...	Racetrack Patron (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)
	Dave Pepper	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Paul Portanova	...	Racetrack Official (uncredited)
	Jerry Preshaw	...	Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
	Catherine Price	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Fred Rapport	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Suzanne Ridgway	...	Argentine Girl (uncredited)
	Julian Rivero	...	Horse Owner (uncredited)
	Victor Romito	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Ronald R. Rondell	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Loretta Russell	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Aníbal Augusto Sardinha	...	Banda la Lua Member (uncredited)
	Bill Seckler	...	Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
	Stephen Soldi	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	Westchester Club Patron (uncredited)
	David Thursby	...	Head Horse Groom (uncredited)
	Ellinor Vanderveer	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Elena Verdugo	...	Argentine Dancer (uncredited)
	Lucio Villegas	...	Señor Gonzales (uncredited)
	Dorothy White	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Florence Wix	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Frank Yaconelli	...	Horserace Loser at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Katherine Yorke	...	Girl clapping for dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Irving Cummings

Written by

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Darrell Ware	...	(screen play) and
Karl Tunberg	...	(screen play)

Rian James	...	(story) and
Ralph Spence	...	(story)

Produced by

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Harry Joe Brown	...	associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	producer

Music by

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Cyril J. Mockridge

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Ray Rennahan	...	director of photography
Leon Shamroy	...	director of photography

Editing by

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Barbara McLean

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film editor

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor
Morgan Padelford	...	associate color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little

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(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Travis Banton

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(costumes)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lynn Shores	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Saul Wurtzel	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Don B. Greenwood

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property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Eugene Grossman	...	sound
Roger Heman Sr.	...	sound (as Roger Heman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Mack Gordon	...	music and lyrics by
Emil Newman	...	musical director
Harry Warren	...	music and lyrics by
Edward B. Powell	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Nick Castle	...	dances stager (as Nicholas Castle)
Geneva Sawyer	...	dances stager
Carlos Albert	...	technical director (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Twentieth Century Fox (presents)

Distributors

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Twentieth Century Fox (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1941) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Fox Films (1941) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1957) (United States) (tv)
CBS/Fox (1999) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1950) (Spain) (theatrical)
The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
MTI Film (restoration services)
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved: certificate no. 6471)
Western Electric (mirrophonic recording)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	national-film-registry remake campy actress-playing-herself horse-show See All (70) »
Taglines	MUSIC...COLOR...ROMANCE (original poster-all caps) See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Musical Romance Sport
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Certification	Argentina:Atp Argentina:X Finland:S France:Tous publics Netherlands:14 (orginal rating) Norway:16 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Approved West Germany:12

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The South American Way (United States) Sous le ciel d'Argentine (France) Serenata argentina (Spain) Galopp ins Glück (West Germany) Argentijnse nachten (Belgium, Flemish title) See more »
Runtime	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Argentina See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	This was the first of a series of Latin American-themed movies that became very popular with American audiences in the 1940s. Darryl F. Zanuck produced the film in response to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor Policy" of friendship towards Latin American countries. Also, with the war in Europe starting, Zanuck hoped to develop Mexico and South America as alternative markets for his Hollywood films. However, while Down Argentine Way (1940) was a success in America, the Argentines hated it! When the film was screened in Buenos Aires, Argentine government officials refused to allow it to be shown in any theaters in their country. Among the things the Argentines objected to: (1) None of the Argentine characters in the film spoke with an Argentine Castilian Spanish accent. (2) Several Argentine characters are depicted as lazy, freeloading, or dishonest. (3) The three Argentine bankers who greet Betty Grable at the airport speak to her in fractured English, when most upper-class Argentines spoke perfect English. (4) Casiano, the horse groom played by J. Carrol Naish, wears a "gaucho" outfit ("gauchos" are Argentine cowboys, not horse ranchers). (5) Although Carmen Miranda was popular in Argentina, she was Brazilian and sang Cuban-inspired songs in Portuguese. Her presence in the movie gave the impression that Argentina is a tropical country, when it is a mountain country. See more »
Goofs	Although Edward Fielding is listed in the credits as having portrayed Glenda Crawford's father, Willis Crawford, he is only seen at the Tuxedo Horse Show near the start of the film. He has no other scenes. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in That's Dancing! (1985). See more »
Soundtracks	Bambu Bambu See more »
Quotes	Glenda Crawford, aka Glenda Cunningham: Excuse me, I've got to go see a man about a horse. See more »

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