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6.1/10   329 votes
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Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Jacques Théry (story) and
Ludwig Bemelmans (story) ...
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Release Date:

23 April 1946 (Sweden) more

Tagline:

M.G.M.'s magic musical in Technicolor

Plot:

Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he... more | add synopsis

NewsDesk:

Comedy Scriptwriter Brecher Dies
 (From WENN. 19 November 2008, 8:14 AM, PST)

User Comments:

A Very Kinky Musical more (26 total)

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 1712:30 AMTCM   


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Fred Astaire ... Johnny Parkson Riggs
Lucille Bremer ... Yolanda
Frank Morgan ... Victor Budlow Trout
Mildred Natwick ... Aunt Amarilla
Mary Nash ... Duenna
Leon Ames ... Mr. Candle
Ludwig Stössel ... School Teacher (as Ludwig Stossel)
Jane Green ... Mother Superior
Remo Bufano ... Puppeteer
Francis Pierlot ... Padre
Leon Belasco ... Taxi Driver
Gigi Perreau ... Gigi (as Ghislaine Perreau)
Charles La Torre ... Police Lieutenant
Michael Visaroff ... Major Domo
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Additional Details

Runtime:

108 min | Argentina:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Johnny Parkson Riggs: This isn't a country. It's a cemetery with a train running through it. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in That's Entertainment! III (1994) more

Soundtrack:

This Is A Day For Love more


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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A Very Kinky Musical, 3 November 1999
8/10
Author: michael-248 from Little Rock, Arkansas

This one is a strange one. Set in a fictional South American Country, Fred Astaire plays a con man who impersonates a guardian angel to Lucille Bremer's innocent, convent raised character. While he is trying to get to her vast fortune, he of course falls in love with her.

The story is over-shadowed by the bizarre musical numbers. There is a dream sequence which is one of the longest, most mesmerizing musical numbers ever put on film (eat your heart out Salvadore Dali). The number `Coffee Time' looks like it was fun to film and the dance floor will cause you to,have optical illusions.

The sets are very opulent and the Technicolor is breathtaking. Over-all I rate this film highly because it is so off-beat. I read that this film cost 6 million dollars to make, and was a huge box office failure, and that Fred Astaire nearly retired because of his experience with it.

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