Pan-Americana
1945 film directed by John H. Auer
- March 22, 1945 (1945-03-22) (US)[1]
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Pan-Americana is a 1945 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by John H. Auer, from a screenplay by Lawrence Kimble, based on a story by Auer and Frederick Kohner. RKO released the film on March 22, 1945, and the picture stars Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Robert Benchley, Eve Arden, Ernest Truex, Marc Cramer, and Jane Greer (uncredited) in her feature film debut. The film was an example of the Good Neighbor policy encouraging Americans to travel to South America for holidays and the last of a film genre.[2]
Plot
American journalist Jo Anne Benson travels with photographer Dan Jordan to a trip to Mexico, Cuba and Brazil for a magazine story encountering a variety of South American entertainers.
Cast
- Phillip Terry ... Dan Jordan
- Audrey Long ... Jo Anne Benson
- Robert Benchley ... Charlie Corker
- Eve Arden ... Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- Ernest Truex ... Uncle Rudy
- Marc Cramer ... Gerold 'Jerry' Bruce
- Lita Baron ... Lupita (as Isabelita)
- Rosario and Antoni
- Miguelito Valdés
- Harold Liebman and Lola Liebman
- Louise Burnette
- Chinita
- Chuy Castillion
- Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra
- Nestor Amaral and His Samba Band
- Rita Corday ... Pan-American Girl
- Jane Greer ... Miss Downing
- Julian Rivero ... Pablo the Driver-Tour Guide
Soundtrack
- Rumba Matumba
Music by Bobby Collazo
Lyrics by Mort Greene - Guadalajara
Written by Pepe Guízar - Babalú
Written by Margarita Lecuona - Negra Leono
Written by Antonio Fernandez - La morena de mi copla
Written by Carlos Castellanos Gómez - Stars in Your Eyes
Music by Gabriel Ruiz
Lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez
English Lyrics by Mort Greene - No Tabuleiro da Baiana
Written by Ary Barroso
English Lyrics by Mort Greene
References
External links
- Pan-Americana at IMDb
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Films directed by John H. Auer
- Una vida por otra (1932)
- Su última canción (1933)
- The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935)
- Frankie and Johnny (1936)
- A Man Betrayed (1936)
- Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
- Outside of Paradise (1937)
- Orphans of the Street (1938)
- I Stand Accused (1938)
- A Desperate Adventure (1938)
- Invisible Enemy (1938)
- Circus Girl (1938)
- Smuggled Cargo (1939)
- Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
- Calling All Marines (1939)
- S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)
- Forged Passport (1939)
- Women in War (1940)
- Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
- A Man Betrayed (1941)
- The Devil Pays Off (1941)
- Pardon My Stripes (1941)
- Johnny Doughboy (1942)
- Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
- Tahiti Honey (1943)
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
- Seven Days Ashore (1944)
- Music in Manhattan (1944)
- Pan-Americana (1945)
- Beat the Band (1947)
- The Flame (1947)
- I, Jane Doe (1948)
- Angel on the Amazon (1948)
- The Avengers (1950)
- Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
- Thunderbirds (1952)
- City That Never Sleeps (1953)
- Hell's Half Acre (1954)
- The Eternal Sea (1955)
- Johnny Trouble (1957)
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