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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A screenwriter falls in love with a Mexican woman while searching for a story line south of the border.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 57
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −22 min on the typical 100
typical 10078Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1938
June 29, 1938
88 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1939
- Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment1939Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 26 more50 people
- Bob BurnsBreck Jones
- Dorothy LamourManuela
- Ray MillandKen Warren
- Martha RayeMidge Miller
- Binnie BarnesMarilyn Joyce
- Tito GuízarRamón
- Elvira RíosRosa
- Roberto SotoRoberto
Michael VisaroffFelipe- BMBobbie MoyaPepito
Fortunio BonanovaBarrera
Matt McHughJoe- PPPepito PérezChico
Chris-Pin MartinPancho
Maria OlguimBullfighter- TOTeresa OlguimBullfighter
Mario SánchezComic- OAOfelia AscencioTrio Member
- SASara AscencioTrio Member
- EdEmmy del RíoTrio Member
Irving BaconSol Grunnion (uncredited)
Marie BurtonGirl (uncredited)
Dolores CaseyGirl (uncredited)- JCJesús CastillónEnsenada Singer (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Theodore Reed Director
Writing · 5
- Frank Butler Story, Screenplay
- Don Hartman Story, Screenplay
- Duke Atteberry Screenplay, Story
- Jack Moffitt Story, Screenplay
- Ned Washington Lyricist
Production · 1
- Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer
Camera · 1
- Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Archie Marshek Editor
Sound · 4
- Agustín Lara Original Music Composer
- Pepe Guízar Original Music Composer
- Gordon Jenkins Original Music Composer
- Boris Morros Music Director
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Edith Head Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
- LeRoy Prinz Choreographer
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