In Caliente

Cast

Pat O'Brien
as Lawrence 'Larry' MacArthur

Dolores Del Rio
as Rita Gomez, aka La Españita

Edward Everett Horton
as Harold Brandon

Leo Carrillo
as Jose Gomez

Glenda Farrell
as Clara

Phil Regan
as Pat Casey

Dorothy Dare
as Baby Blonde

Winifred Shaw
as Singer, `Woman in Red'

Harry Holman
as Joe Biggs

Herman Bing
as Mexican Florist

William B. Davidson
as Man

Luis Alberni
as Magistrate

Olive Jones
as Singer

John Hyams
as Bob, the Reporter

Judy Canova

Henry de Silva
as Waiter

Milton Kibbee
as Driver

Sam Appel
as Driver

George Humbert
as Mexican Photographer

Soledad Jiminez
as Maid

Florence Fair
as Miss G, Larry's Secretary

James Donlan
as Swanson

Selmar Jackson
as Magazine Layout Man

Selmer Jackson
as Magazine Layout Man

Tony Marco
as Dance Team

Chris-Pin Martin

Anne Canova

The De Marcos

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Critic Reviews for In Caliente

Audience Reviews for In Caliente

• Dec 10, 2018

  What a nice little surprise this was, and great showcase for Dolores del Río. The premise of a magazine critic (Pat Oâ(TM)Brien) being taken to Mexico while drunk by his business partner (Edward Everett Horton) to avoid being married (to Glenda Farrell) is a little silly, not unlike other screwball comedies. Itâ(TM)s made interesting by Horton trying to set Oâ(TM)Brien up with del Río in order that he forget Farrell, not remembering that Oâ(TM)Brien once panned del Río in a review and sheâ(TM)d like to get even with him. The little cat and mouse game she plays, assisted by her shrewd manager (Leo Carrillo) who regularly takes advantage of foreigners, is entertaining, and director Michael Curtiz moves things along well. We also get the incomparable Busby Berkeley and a couple of entertaining musical numbers in the second half of the film. The first of these, â~The Lady in Redâ(TM) includes wonderful vocals from Wini Shaw, sexy shimmying from the chorus, and an extended ballroom dance routine by Tony De Marco and Sally Craven (later his third wife), who were nearly as good as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, if not on a par with them. Itâ(TM)s definitely one to watch. The second, âMuchachaâ(TM) is also pretty wild, with horses prancing up a staircase in addition to del Río singing and dancing. del Río is charming throughout the film, and itâ(TM)s refreshing that her character is intelligent, erudite, and elegant. Sheâ(TM)s a beauty in her evening gowns and the two-piece bathing suit that she helped pioneer, which we see plenty of in a long scene at the pool. She was on her way out of Hollywood a few years later which is a shame, though it really makes me want to check out her Mexican films from the 1940â(TM)s. I may be rounding up a bit because of her and Berkeley, but they made the film for me.
  Antonius B Super Reviewer

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