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Overview
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Director:
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)
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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Runtime:
108 min | Argentina:110 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #10928)
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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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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.