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Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way is a 1940 American musical comedy-drama film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It stars Don Ameche, Betty Grable, and Carmen Miranda, with Charlotte Greenwood, J. Carrol Naish, Henry Stephenson, Katharine Aldridge, Leonid Kinskey, and Chris-Pin Martin. The film made a star of Grable in her first leading role for the studio, although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced American audiences to Miranda.
Plot
Young Ricardo Quintana is preparing to voyage from Argentina to New York to sell some of his father's prize horses. Before leaving, Don Diego Quintana instructs his son that no steeds are to be sold to Binnie Crawford or any member of her family because her brother Willis cheated him years earlier. Upon arriving in New York and displaying his horses at a racetrack, Ricardo falls in love with Glenda Crawford, and goes to dinner with her later that evening. When he learns that she is Binnie's niece, he refuses to sell her the horse she wants to buy, instead selling it to her best friend Helen. He hurriedly returns to Argentina, while Glenda, perturbed by his sudden change, follows him, accompanied by her aunt.
More details
| author | Darrell Ware Karl Tunberg |
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| contentLocation | Argentina New York City |
| director | Irving Cummings |
| editor | Barbara McLean |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | best friend buy in cunning even evict hipódromo de san isidro horse trainer make up san isidro tour guide true identity |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | musical comedy race romantic comedy romantic drama romantic musical |