This Technicolor musical signals the beginning of Betty Grable's reign as a top box office star. She is soon to become the pin-up girl of preference, also, after the U. S. enters the war. Her partner in this entertaining film is the versatile Don Ameche. And Carmen Miranda appears in her first Hollywood production.
The story begins with Ricardo Quintana (Ameche) coming to the states for the Tuxedo Horse Show, where he hopes to sell some quality horses. When Glenda Crawford (Grable) sees one of his horses performing, she must have it. They agree, in principle, to a deal, but Richardo backs out when he realizes who she is related to. He has nothing against her (in fact, he falls in love instantly), but there are complications.
Later, she goes to Argentina, where there is a mistaken identity and a long sequence spent in nightclubs, enjoying the Latin dances, the colorful Carmen Miranda, and the fast-twitch terpsichore of the athletic Nicholas Brothers.
This is 1.5 hours of escapism and flash spent with two affable characters, though Glenda is once described as a "beautiful brat".
The story begins with Ricardo Quintana (Ameche) coming to the states for the Tuxedo Horse Show, where he hopes to sell some quality horses. When Glenda Crawford (Grable) sees one of his horses performing, she must have it. They agree, in principle, to a deal, but Richardo backs out when he realizes who she is related to. He has nothing against her (in fact, he falls in love instantly), but there are complications.
Later, she goes to Argentina, where there is a mistaken identity and a long sequence spent in nightclubs, enjoying the Latin dances, the colorful Carmen Miranda, and the fast-twitch terpsichore of the athletic Nicholas Brothers.
This is 1.5 hours of escapism and flash spent with two affable characters, though Glenda is once described as a "beautiful brat".