Down Argentine Way
- Don Ameche: Ricardo Quintana
- Betty Grable: Glenda Crawford
- Charlotte Greenwood: Binnie Crawford
- Henry Stephenson: Don Diego
- J. Carrol Naish: Casiano
- Carmen Miranda: they
- Chris - Pin Martin Esteban
- Edward Fielding: Willis Crawford
Gallop into happiness is an American comedy film from 1940, directed the Irving Cummings for 20th Century Fox.
Action
The Argentinian horse breeder Don Diego sends his son Ricardo Quintano to New York there to sell some horses. Don Diego forbids his son to do business with Binnie Crawford or anyone else from the Crawford family. Binnie's brother Willis years had previously cheated Don Diego.
Ricardo arrives in New York and made the acquaintance of Glenda, who wants to buy a couple of horses from him. He soon fell in love with Glenda, but he finds out that she is a niece of Binnie Crawford. He denied the sale and flees back to his homeland. Glenda is confused and follows him, accompanied by Binnie, to Argentina. There, the two meet again. Everyone is aware that Ricardo and Glenda belong to each other. Ricardo provides Glenda his father as Cunningham ago.
Glenda encourages Ricardo with the horse Furioso participate in a hunting competition. Don Diego, the Ricardo's participation does not suit, learns at a horse show of Glenda's true identity. From now on, he turns away from his son. He is still angry, refused a jump Furioso at the competition. Ricardo wants to do everything to restore his father's reputation. He takes with Furioso in a major race and win this. Don Diego's views regarding horses and Glenda change.
Criticism
The lexicon of the International film described the film as a brightly colored movie musical with rapid women, horses and melodies - but still only moderately amusing.
Bosley Crowther wrote in the New York Times, the story was a silly nothingness. Without the beautiful Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda, the film was only a vast color musical, which will held together by some gaudy numbers.
Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader described the film as a loud, vulgar, ridiculous and irresistibly entertaining.
Awards
The film received three Oscar nominations in 1941. Leon Shamroy and Ray Rennahan were in the category Best Cinematography (color) and Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright nominated in the category Best Art Direction (Color). The third nomination went to the theme song Down Argentine Way by Harry Warren ( melody ) and Mack Gordon ( text ) in the category of Best Song.
Background
The film premiered on October 11, 1940 its premiere. In Germany it was released in theaters on July 4, 1950.
A guest appearance was the tap dancing duo Nicholas Brothers. The costumes by Travis Banton.
For Betty Grable, it was the first starring role on Fox. Carmen Miranda made her debut in a U.S. movie.