Down Argentine Way

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Down Argentine Way is a 1940 Technicolor musical film that helped establish Betty Grable as a major Hollywood star, known for its vibrant song-and-dance numbers and Latin American setting.

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Down Argentine Way canonical 13
Down Argentine Way (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Technicolor film
film
artDirectionBy Joseph C. Wright
Richard Day
basedOn story by Ralph Rainger
story by W. Franke Harling
cinematographyBy Leon Shamroy
colorProcess Technicolor
costumeDesignBy Travis Banton
countryOfOrigin United States
director Irving Cummings
distributor 20th Century Fox
editedBy Barbara McLean
featuresPerformer Carmen Miranda
Nicholas Brothers
filmingLocation 20th Century Fox Studios
linked to: 20th Century Fox

Los Angeles
genre musical film
romantic comedy film
hasFilmFormat 35 mm
language English
leadCharacter Glenda Crawford
Ricardo Quintana
musicBy Cyril J. Mockridge
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
notableFor Latin American setting
helping establish Betty Grable as a major Hollywood star
vibrant song-and-dance numbers
originalLanguage English
producer Fred Kohlmar
linked to: Fred C. Kohlmar
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
releaseDate 1940-10-11
releaseYear 1940
runtimeMinutes 89
screenwriter Darrell Ware
Karl Tunberg
setIn Argentina
song Bambu, Bambu
Down Argentine Way (song)
linked to: Down Argentine Way

South American Way
Two Dreams Met
starring Betty Grable
Carmen Miranda
Charlotte Greenwood
Don Ameche
Henry Stephenson
J. Carrol Naish
timePeriod 1940s American cinema

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Betty Grable notableWork Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way title Down Argentine Way
subject linked to: Down Argentine Way (1940 film)
Down Argentine Way song Down Argentine Way
subject linked to: Down Argentine Way (1940 film)
Carmen Miranda notableWork Down Argentine Way
Irving Cummings notableWork Down Argentine Way
Betty Grable notableWork Down Argentine Way
subject linked to: Grable
Down Argentine Way song Down Argentine Way (song)
linked to: Down Argentine Way
Elizabeth Ruth Grable notableWork Down Argentine Way
Mack Gordon notableWork Down Argentine Way
Two Dreams Met featuredIn Down Argentine Way
Two Dreams Met appearsIn Down Argentine Way
Two Dreams Met partOfSoundtrackOf Down Argentine Way
Don Ameche as Ricardo Quintana appearsIn Down Argentine Way
Don Ameche as Ricardo Quintana partOfCastOf Down Argentine Way