阿根廷游记 (1940)
Down Argentine Way
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.
- 上映日期
- 1940-10-11
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (30)
- 片长（分钟）
- 1小时29分钟
- 类型
- 喜剧, 剧情, 音乐, 爱情
- 导演
- Irving Cummings
演员阵容
- 唐·阿米契 — Ricardo Quintana
- Betty Grable — Glenda Crawford
- Carmen Miranda — Herself
- Charlotte Greenwood — Binnie Crawford
- J·卡罗尔·奈什 — Casiano
- Henry Stephenson — Don Diego Quintana
- Kay Aldridge — Helen Carson
- Leonid Kinskey — Tito Acuna
- Chris-Pin Martin — Esteban
- Gregory Gaye — Sebastian
- Charles Judels — Dr. Arturo Padilla
- Fortunio Bonanova — Hotel Manager
趣闻
- 获奖：0 · 提名：2
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.
Production
The working title of this film was The South American Way. Down Argentine Way is considered the first of many Fox films made to implement an industry-wide approach to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor Policy" toward Latin America. During World War II, the U.S. government developed an administrative agency to encourage good relations with Latin America, as there was growing German influence there.
Production of Down Argentine Way preceded the establishment of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, but was likely influenced by Roosevelt administration policy. The film was a box-office success, earning $2 million in domestic rentals in 1940. Fox continued to support government policy and its own self-interest by making films such as That Night in Rio and Week-End in Havana (both 1941).
A big star in her adopted country of Brazil, Carmen Miranda was a singer and dancer known for sex appeal. She signed a film contract with Fox in 1940 while she was appearing at a New York club, and Down Argentine Way was her first appearance in an American film. Since Miranda could not break her nightclub contract, her numbers for this film were shot in New York, while all other actors were working with director Irving Cummings in Los Angeles.
The film made Betty Grable, and began the period of her highest profile. Grable was cast in the film as a replacement for Alice Faye, who was originally intended for the female lead but became ill. Faye appeared in the follow-up films That Night in Rio and Week-End in Havana, which again feature Carmen Miranda.
The Hollywood Reporter noted that J. Carroll Naish's success in a comedy role in this film prompted Fox to feature him again in That Night in Rio. More recent sources, such as film historian W. Lee Cozad, cited the inclusion of actress Elena Verdugo (at age 14) among the cast in a bit part and note that this may have been her first film.
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