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Down Argentine Way | 
| Director: Irving Cummings
Actors: Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood, J. Carrol Naish
Studio: Fox Video
Category: Video
List Price: CDN$ 24.99
Buy Used: CDN$ 21.45
You Save: CDN$ 3.54 (14%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 105
Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301303016
UPC: 086162171833
EAN: 9786301303019
ASIN: 6301303016
Theatrical Release Date: October 11, 1940
Release Date: May 25, 1989
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Betty Grable in DOWN ARGENTINE WAY: VHS & Original Coverbox in Excellent Condition (gift quality) (not an ex-rental) Very Rare/Out of Print (with the same really cool packaging as shown above) In Stock, Ships Fast
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 The correct Carmem Miranda's song name is "MAMÃE EU QUERO" (Portuguese) January 9, 2007
Eduardo Silva (Brazil)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Carmem Miranda only sung in Brazilian Portuguese: "Mamãe Eu Quero" (this is the real name, not the Spanish "Mama Yo Queiro", which never existed) and "South American Way". Please, Brazilians never spoke Spanish, only Portuguese.
 Betty Grable...the queen of Technicolor...absent from DVD! February 12, 2004
Why doesn't Fox release any of Betty Grable's classics on DVD? This Technicolor blonde is suspiciously absent from the DVD market, and all her movies need to be released NOW. This title, her first starring role, is one of her best. This fun little Technicolor trip down to South America co-starring with Carmen Miranda and Don Ameche is a knockout, and few movies today can come close to that!
Colorful, breezy, nonstop fun! September 27, 2003
I thought this movie would have a few fun Carmen Miranda numbers and not much else. It actually has very little of Carmen (but what's there is good), LOTS of goregous scenery, and even more gorgeous horses. Betty Grable is fine, Don Ameche does a Spanish accent surprisingly well, and Charlotte Greenwood adds class, energy, and pizazz as she always does. The plot is predictable but fun, and not entirely typical. Unlike some musicals, where you sit through most of it just waiting for the big production number at the end, this movie is packed with one interesting sight and sound after another, making it fly by in no time. Also watch for the amazing tap dancing by the Nicholas brothers.
 Good, but Not One of Grable's Best July 6, 2003
James A. White (Livingston, TN United States)
This film was originally designed for Alice Faye, but she got appendicitis as the last minute, and Grable was substituted to avoid financial losses. While the film is very good and everything, it is obvious that it was more designed for Faye, the singer, than Grable, the dancer. While Betty has some good dance scenes, they seem to be rather thrown in haphazardly.
The plot centers around super-rich Grable, who is buying horses, and falling in love with Don Ameche, the owner of said horses. There are the usual romantic entaglements and problems, but eventually they wind up together. Charlotte Greenwood is excellent as Grable's aunt and provides most of the comic effect in the movie. Watch for her phrases with double meanings (no, not sexual ones) They're wonderful!
Also, watch for Carmen Miranda's film debut. Fox was a little uncertain about their new south-of-the-border commodity, and they didn't give her the LAVISH screen treatment and dance numbers they did in later films, but she does well as a nightclub singer. She also doesn't have any speaking parts, and her song is in Portuguese, but it features the debut of "Mama Yo Queiro" and "South American Way."
Basically, this film is enjoyable if you are a Grable or Miranda fan, but otherwise, there is little to hold it together. I rather think it would have been better with Faye, even if it did jump-start Grable's remarkable career.
Excellent, beautifull done film! February 14, 2003
Rosella Ann Myles (Wheeling, West Virginia United States)
This film could win just for the costumes alone. It's so colorful and beautiful. The story line is very good, and Bette Grable is more beautiful then ever. The tunes are catchy, and Don Ameche makes a very handsome leading man. It's a film well worth seeing.
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