Féerie à Mexico

Original title: Holiday in Mexico

1946
2h 8m

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The U.S. Ambassador's (Walter Pidgeon) daughter falls for a Mexican pianist (Jose Iturbi) old enough to be her grandfather.The U.S. Ambassador's (Walter Pidgeon) daughter falls for a Mexican pianist (Jose Iturbi) old enough to be her grandfather.The U.S. Ambassador's (Walter Pidgeon) daughter falls for a Mexican pianist (Jose Iturbi) old enough to be her grandfather.

Director
- George Sidney
Writers
- Isobel Lennart
- William Kozlenko
Stars

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6.0/10

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Director
- George Sidney
Writers
- Isobel Lennart
- William Kozlenko
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins total

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Ilona, blond beauty

I could never understood why Ilona Massey didn't make it big as some other stars of that era...The closeup of her in technicolor singing "You, so its you"..was mesmerizing. ..outstanding blond beauty. The beauty mark, even sexier...I read where in her starlet days, MGM roomed her with another unknown beauty, a brunette, you have heard of her...Hedy lamarr. Both, trying to learn English in order to succeed in American movies...well Hedy won, hands down, and deservedly so. BTW, the irony of this statement, is that Hedy was originally set to play the part that Ilona got in this movie. In those days, Hedy was known to turn down parts that just wanted to accentuate her beauty, and she wisely turned this down. Ilona was then cast opposite MGM's king baritone, Nelson Eddy in "Balalaika", which was a flop...and MGM lost interest in her and ended her contract...Results? Her next movie was in Universal's horror movies, mainly because of her accent..What a shame.

bruno-32
Jul 7, 2009
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Trivia
Contrary to rumor, a young Fidel Castro does not appear as an extra. The rumor grew from two sources: his yearbook, in which teachers noted that he was "somewhat of an actor," and a 1943 interview where Xavier Cugat cryptically referred to one of his dancers becoming "a South American general." In his 1948, Cugat references being an acquaintance of Huber Benitez, who later became a General and supporter of Fulgencio Batista, whom Castro overthrew in 1959.

Goofs
After her party, Christine and her father are talking in her room. There is a close-up of the drawing of her father. In later shots, it is a different picture. The face in the picture is at a different angle.

Quotes
Jeffrey Evans: Is Stanley pretty upset over your going?
Christine Evans: Yes.
Jeffrey Evans: Well, you've hurt him a lot lately - once more won't kill him.
Christine Evans: But I never meant to hurt his feelings.
Jeffrey Evans: You know, uh, if you hurt someone, it doesn't matter very much whether you meant to or not.

Alternate versions
"Why So Gloomy?", a musical number featuring Jane Powell and a Chinese boy, was cut from the film. It is included in the "Musical Jukebox" feature of the 2004 That's Entertainment! DVD box set.

Connections
Edited into Moments in Music (1950)

Soundtracks
I Think of You
(uncredited)
Music based on "Piano Concerto No.2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Music Adaptation and Lyrics by Jack Elliott & Don Marcotte