This gorgeously-directed film presented Lana Turner as Nora Taylor, a lady who has everything in the worldincluding $37 million which she inherited from her father
Her one big problem: not even her psychoanalyst can tell her whether men love her for herself or her money She isn't even sure of Paul Chevron (John Lund), her stuffy fiancé, who is worth $48 million in his own right His reaction to her ardor is unenthusiastic, so when he goes off to Brazil with his polo team, she follows him in the hope that the change in climate will warm him up Unfortunately for Nora, the land of romance does nothing for Paul, who is just as businesslike as ever
But she does meet Roberto Santos(Ricardo Montalban), a young and handsome plantation owner, who sweeps her off her feet At first, Nora is afraid that he'll refuse to marry her when he learns about her fortune, but she's even more upset when he expresses great delight in the discovery
What follows is a game of wits, and the picture can be likened to a multicolored parfait It's entertaining of its kind and not nearly as slight as it would have been in less capable hands
"Latin Lovers" was more a romantic comedy with music than one of MGM's traditional super-musicals of the period It did feature five original Nicholas BrodskyLeo Robin tunes, two of which were "sung" by Ricardo Montalban Other music included the rippling strains of several red-hot sambas, staged by Frank Veloz
The film was still another great showcase for Turner the clotheshorse Helen Rose, who was Oscar-nominated for her work in both "The Merry Widow" and "The Bad and the Beautiful" came up with an unusual idea in designing the star's wardrobe All of Lana's more than twenty costumes were created in black and whiteor a combination of bothand pitted against the rich1y Technicolored backgrounds, it resulted in a striking and unusual effect
Her one big problem: not even her psychoanalyst can tell her whether men love her for herself or her money She isn't even sure of Paul Chevron (John Lund), her stuffy fiancé, who is worth $48 million in his own right His reaction to her ardor is unenthusiastic, so when he goes off to Brazil with his polo team, she follows him in the hope that the change in climate will warm him up Unfortunately for Nora, the land of romance does nothing for Paul, who is just as businesslike as ever
But she does meet Roberto Santos(Ricardo Montalban), a young and handsome plantation owner, who sweeps her off her feet At first, Nora is afraid that he'll refuse to marry her when he learns about her fortune, but she's even more upset when he expresses great delight in the discovery
What follows is a game of wits, and the picture can be likened to a multicolored parfait It's entertaining of its kind and not nearly as slight as it would have been in less capable hands
"Latin Lovers" was more a romantic comedy with music than one of MGM's traditional super-musicals of the period It did feature five original Nicholas BrodskyLeo Robin tunes, two of which were "sung" by Ricardo Montalban Other music included the rippling strains of several red-hot sambas, staged by Frank Veloz
The film was still another great showcase for Turner the clotheshorse Helen Rose, who was Oscar-nominated for her work in both "The Merry Widow" and "The Bad and the Beautiful" came up with an unusual idea in designing the star's wardrobe All of Lana's more than twenty costumes were created in black and whiteor a combination of bothand pitted against the rich1y Technicolored backgrounds, it resulted in a striking and unusual effect