Masquerade in Mexico (1945)
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- Approved
- 1h 36min
- Comedy, Romance
- 03 Dec 1945 (USA)
- Movie
An American singer stranded in Mexico is hired by a banker to distract a Mexican matador who is making a play for the banker's wife. They hatch a scheme whereby she pretends to be a Spanish countess.
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Cast
| Dorothy Lamour | ... |
Angel O'Reilly
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| Arturo de Córdova | ... |
Manolo Segovia
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| Patric Knowles | ... |
Thomas Grant
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| Ann Dvorak | ... |
Helen Grant
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| Jorge Rigaud | ... |
Boris Cassall
(as George Rigaud)
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| Natalie Schafer | ... |
Irene Denny
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| Mikhail Rasumny | ... |
Paolo
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Billy Daniel | ... |
Rico Fenway
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The Guadalajara Trio | ... |
Spanish Singing Trio
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| Jean Acker | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Enrique Acosta | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Grace Albertson | ... |
P.A.A. Passenger Service Attendant (uncredited)
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George Anderson | ... |
Customs Official (uncredited)
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| Sam Appel | ... |
Man at Airport (uncredited)
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Gordon Arnold | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Paulita Arvizu | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Don Avalier | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Albert Baldo | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Ray Beltram | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Nina Borget | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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| Mae Busch | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Nell Craig | ... |
Customs Matron (uncredited)
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| Kernan Cripps | ... |
Customs Official (uncredited)
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Mimi Doyle | ... |
Stewardess (uncredited)
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| Alphonso DuBois | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Virginia Duffy | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Joaquin Elizondo | ... |
Dignified Man (uncredited)
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| Julia Faye | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Frank Faylen | ... |
Brooklyn (uncredited)
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| Art Felix | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| James Flavin | ... |
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Elias Gamboa | ... |
Man at Airport (uncredited)
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| Martin Garralaga | ... |
Jose (uncredited)
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| Al Haskell | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Ernest Hilliard | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Rodolfo Hoyos | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Charles Anthony Hughes | ... |
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Stan Johnson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Roberta Jonay | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Eddie Laughton | ... |
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Perc Launders | ... |
Customs Official (uncredited)
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John Laurenz | ... |
Banderilla Vendor (uncredited)
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Frank Leyva | ... |
Newspaperman (uncredited)
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Leon Lombardo | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Rita Lupino | ... |
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Lester Luther | ... |
Felipe Diaz (uncredited)
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| Primo López | ... |
Cushion Boy (uncredited)
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John Marlowe | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jerry Martin | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Leo Martin | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| Robert Middlemass | ... |
Customs Official (uncredited)
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Rosalie Miller | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Leo Murtin | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| Miriam Nelson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| William Newell | ... |
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Betty Jean Orth | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Tony Paton | ... |
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Allen Pinson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lucille Porcett | ... |
Woman at Airport (uncredited)
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Jose Portugal | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Eva Puig | ... |
Bullfight Spectator (uncredited)
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Pepito Pérez | ... |
Angel's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Theodore Rand | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Tony Roux | ... |
Man at Airport (uncredited)
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Dina Smirnova | ... |
Frieda Diaz (uncredited)
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Charles Teske | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Juan Torena | ... |
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
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Felipe Turich | ... |
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Enrique Valadez | ... |
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Roque Ybarra | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Guy Zanette | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mitchell Leisen | ||
Written by
| Karl Tunberg | ... | (screenplay) |
| Edwin Justus Mayer | ... | (based on a story by) and |
| Franz Schulz | ... | (based on a story by) (as Franz Spencer) |
Produced by
| Karl Tunberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Victor Young | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Lionel Lindon | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Alma Macrorie | ||
Art Direction by
| Roland Anderson | ||
| Hans Dreier | ||
Set Decoration by
| Ray Moyer | ||
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Elaine Ramsey | ... | hair stylist |
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Charles Berner | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Faye Chaney | ... | body makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Nellie Manley | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Leonora Sabine | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Ed Ralph | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Douglas Bridges | ... | second assistant director |
| John R. Coonan | ... | assistant director (as John Coonan) |
| Tex Harris | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Richard Brandow | ... | props (uncredited) |
| James M. Walters Sr. | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
| Don McKay | ... | sound recordist |
| George Erlinger | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Hayden Hohstadt | ... | mike grip (uncredited) |
| W.C. Smith | ... | stage engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| Gordon Jennings | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Neal Beckner | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
| Loyal Griggs | ... | first camera operator: Mexico (uncredited) |
| Jack Koffman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Bob Rogers | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Darrell Turnmire | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Stanley Williams | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Robert Mayo | ... | casting (uncredited) |
| Alice Thomas | ... | casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Arthur Franklin | ... | music associate |
| Joseph J. Lilley | ... | vocal arranger |
| Victor Young | ... | musical director |
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Irving Cooper | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Billy Daniel | ... | dances staged by (as Billy Daniels) |
| Ernesto A. Romero | ... | technical advisor |
| Josephine Earl | ... | dance director (uncredited) |
| Frances Grant | ... | assistant dance director (uncredited) |
| Sam Ledner | ... | dance supervisor (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Loughton | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Noel Madison | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
| Al Mann | ... | assistant dance director (uncredited) |
| Miriam Nelson | ... | assistant dance director (uncredited) |
| Floyd Simonton | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1946) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1946) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Mexico (1946) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Guadalajara Trio (group cast members)
Storyline
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| Taglines | DOTTY ALL DOLLED TO LURE AND TEMPT THOSE MEXICAN WOLVES! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tower Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - August 28, 1946 - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to director Mitchell Leisen, "rubber cement, tape, and everything else" were used to keep up the bodice of the dress of Dorothy Lamour so that it would not descend to below Production Code limitations. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remake of Midnight (1939). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Perfidia See more » |