GLAMOROUS BUENOS AIRES NIGHT LIFE WITH SOUTH AMERICAN'S TANTALIZING, TORRID-VOICED CARMEN MIRANDA
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular location shooting and parade of extravagant musical numbers, which include the larger-than-life Carmen Miranda singing the hit “South American Way” and a showstopping dance routine by the always amazing Nicholas Brothers.
Don Ameche Betty Grable Carmen Miranda Charlotte Greenwood J. Carrol Naish Henry Stephenson Kay Aldridge Leonid Kinskey Chris-Pin Martin Gregory Gaye Charles Judels Fortunio Bonanova Armand Kaliz Frank Puglia Robert Conway Bobby Stone Fayard Nicholas Harold Nicholas Thomas Dowling Catherine Dowling Pepe Guizar Flores Bros. Edward Fielding Eddie Conrad Six Hits and a Miss Lowden Adams Marvin Bailey Nino Bellini Eugene Borden Pauline Byrne Gino Corrado Franco Corsaro Andre Cuyas Vince Degen Jean Del Val Helen Dickson Joe Dominguez Juan Duval Oswaldo de Moraes Eboli Thornton Edwards Paul Ellis Eddie Hall Sam Harris Howard Hudson George Humbert Hélio Jordão Carl M. Leviness Fred Malatesta Mack McLean Francisco Marán Bert Moorhouse Alberto Morin Barry Norton Aloysio de Oliveira Afonso Osório Armando Osório Stênio Osório Paul Portanova Jerry Preshaw Suzanne Ridgway Julian Rivero Ronald R. Rondell Aníbal Augusto Sardinha Bill Seckler Larry Steers Rafael Alcayde David Thursby Elena Verdugo Lucio Villegas Dorothy White Frank Yaconelli
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