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]
| Pan-Americana | |
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| Directed by | John H. Auer Ruby Rosenberg (assistant) |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Kimble |
| Story by | Frederick Kohner John H. Auer |
| Produced by | John H. Auer |
| Starring | Phillip Terry Audrey Long Robert Benchley Eve Arden Ernest Truex Marc Cramer Jane Greer (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Harry Marker |
| Music by | Leigh Harline Constantin Bakaleinikoff |
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Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAmerican 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Pan-Americana: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ p. 64 Melgosa, Adrián Pérez Cinema and Inter-American Relations: Tracking Transnational Affect Routledge, 2012
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