A Caliente

Original title: In Caliente

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5.9/10

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Pat O'Brien, Dolores Del Río, L.R. Félix, Chris-Pin Martin, and Carlos Salazar in A Caliente (1935)

A critic goes to a Mexican resort and meets a dancer he had given a bad review.

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Holiday Romance Comedy Musical Romance

A magazine editor at a resort falls for a Spanish dancer he once criticized, unaware of her identity. Her uncle plots to exploit this, while she seeks revenge. A rival pursues the editor as ... Read allA magazine editor at a resort falls for a Spanish dancer he once criticized, unaware of her identity. Her uncle plots to exploit this, while she seeks revenge. A rival pursues the editor as romance blooms.A magazine editor at a resort falls for a Spanish dancer he once criticized, unaware of her identity. Her uncle plots to exploit this, while she seeks revenge. A rival pursues the editor as romance blooms.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

421

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

Rita Gomez
(as Dolores del Rio)

Pat O'Brien

Larry MacArthur

Leo Carrillo

Jose Gomez

Edward Everett Horton

Harold Brandon

Glenda Farrell

Clara

Tony De Marco

One of the Dancing De Marcos
(as The De Marcos)

Sally De Marco

One of The Dancing De Marcos
(as The De Marcos)

Phil Regan

Peter

Wini Shaw

Lois
(as Winifred Shaw)

Luis Alberni

The Magistrate

George Humbert

Photographer

Harry Holman

Biggs

Soledad Jiménez

Rita's Maid
(as Soledad Jimenez)

Herman Bing

Florist

Florence Fair

Larry's Secretary

Judy Canova

Specialty Singer

Eleanor Bayley

Chorus Girl
(uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Diner in 'The Lady in Red' Number
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Filmed at the Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, which opened in 1928. Since gambling was illegal in California at the time, and Las Vegas would not start to develop until after WWII, this resort was a magnet for Hollywood celebrities. In addition to the casino, it had an 18-hole golf course, horse racing track, tennis courts, a spa (the entrance of which can be seen several times in this film), and even its own airport. A few months after filming wrapped there in 1935, the president of Mexico outlawed gambling and the resort closed. The only remaining part of the complex is the racetrack, but its original opulent grandstand burned down in 1971 and was replaced by a more modest structure. It converted to greyhound dog racing in 1992.

Goofs
The flight from New York to Caliente is graphically depicted as a single, direct flight. In reality, there would have been at least two stops along the way. Nonstop transcontinental passenger service did not begin until after WWII.

Quotes
Larry MacArthur: Haven't you have anything to do with your time but dance? Don't be a sun-dodger. Go on out and chase butterflies and tequila.

Connections
Referenced in Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)

Soundtracks
In Caliente
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Allie Wrubel
Lyrics by Mort Dixon
Played during the opening credits
Played as background music
Played on guitar and sung often by the mariachis
(Chris-Pin Martin, C.R. Dufau, L.R. Félix and Carlos Salazar)

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Featured review

8/10

In Hot Water With Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell has a business of breach-of-promise suit against men. Her latest incipient victim is magazine publisher Pat O'Brian. So editorial assistant catches him while he's drunk and takes him to Agua Caliente -- with location shooting -- and contracts with Leo Carillo to have niece Dolores Del Rio steal him.

All of which is an excuse for misunderstandings, jokes, and two Busby Berkeley numbers: Wini Shaw singing "The Lady In Red", with Judy Canova doing a yodeling reprise; and Phil Regan singing "Muchacha", with many surprising rhymes. I much prefer the former song, although the self-mocking vignette for the latter makes it my new favorite Berkleley piece.

It's all typical musical nonsense, and doubtless was promoted as a working holiday for the cast and crew south of the border at the popular resort. Its success was promoted during the silent era by the legality of drinking. Afterwards, by gambling. A few months after this movie cam out,t he Mexican government outlawed the gambling.