439 Down Argentine Way (1940)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
439 Down Argentine Way (1940)
- 'John Hay Whitney' (qv), head of the motion picture section of the Office of
the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs convinced 20th Century Fox to
spend $40,000 for reshooting scenes that described native customs in an
slight unfavorable light.
- Director 'Irving Cummings' (qv) thought the dance number by the Nicholas
Brothers ('Fayard Nicholas' (qv) and 'Harold Nicholas' (qv)) was too long,
but dance director 'Nick (II) Castle' (qv) convinced him to leave it uncut
at a test screening. The test audience cheered so much that they had to
rewind the film.
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