Holiday in Mexico

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Too long by at least two reels, Holiday in Mexico is nevertheless one of the more enjoyable MGM Technicolor musicals of the 1940s. Walter Pigeon is top billed as Jeffrey Evans, American ambassador to Mexico. Captivated by the charms of her adopted homeland, Evans' impulsive daughter Christine falls in love with the decidedly mature piano virtuoso Jose Iturbi (cast as himself). Amused by Christine's ardor, Iturbi agrees with Evans that the girl would be far better off with someone closer to her own age-namely, British ambassador's son Stanley Owen (Roddy McDowell). Meanwhile, Christine plays matchmaker between her widowed father and glamorous Hungarian Toni Karpathy (Ilona Massey). Holiday in Mexico was Jane Powell's first MGM effort, and it is clear that producer Joe Pasternak intended to transform the teenaged soprano into the "new Deanna Durbin", though of course Powell eventually developed her own distinctive style. In addition to the musical contributions of stars Powell and Iturbi, the film costars the inimitable Xavier Cugat, doing his Xavier Cugat thing.
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    NR
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Musical & Performing Arts
  • Directed By:
    George Sidney
  • Written By:
    Isobel Lennart
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    MGM

Cast

Jane Powell
as Christine Evans
Walter Pidgeon
as Jeffrey Evans
Roddy McDowall
as Stanley Owen
Ilona Massey
as Toni Karpathy
Xavier Cugat
as Himself
Hugo Haas
as Angus
Jose Iturbi
as Himself
Mikhail Rasumny
as Baranga
Helene Stanley
as Yvette Baranga
William 'Bill' Phillips
as Sam
Amparo Iturbi
as Herself
Tonia Hero
as Herself
Teresa Hero
as Herself
Marina Koshetz
as Mme. Baranga
Linda Christian
as Angel
Ann Codee
as Margaret
Paul Stanton
as Sir Edward Owen
Doris Lloyd
as Cady Millicent Owen
Rosita Marstini
as Maria
Fidel Castro
as Extra
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