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Carnival in Costa Rica is a american film of genre Musical directed by Gregory Ratoff released in USA on 28 march 1947 with Dick Haymes

Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)

Carnival in Costa Rica
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Released in USA 28 march 1947
Length 1h37
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Musical
Rating59% 2.9546052.9546052.9546052.9546052.954605

Carnival in Costa Rica (1947) is an American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin, and Elizabeth Reinhardt. It was released in Technicolor by Twentieth Century-Fox. Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, and Celeste Holm starred as two pairs of lovers who try to thwart an arranged marriage at Carnival time in Costa Rica.

Synopsis

Luisa, daughter of Rico and Elsa Molina, returns to Costa Rica from school in the United States to find that her parents have arranged for her to marry Pepe Castro, a family acquaintance whom she has never met. Pepe has also recently returned from the States, bringing with him his girl friend, Celeste, who plans to work in Costa Rica and become acquainted with Pepe's parents. When Pepe confesses he has not yet told his father about her, Celeste becomes suspicious, prompting him to tell her about the situation with Luisa. The Castros come to visit the Molinas for the formal introduction of the couple, but Pepe arrives wearing dark glasses and faking a bad cold. Once alone with Luisa, Pepe insists that he is sickly and later, at the Gran Hotel Estrada, Jeff Stephens, an American coffee buyer, learns that his evening flight has been canceled and to pass the time, takes a stroll around the plaza. During a kind of traditional flirtation promenade, Jeff meets Luisa and whisks her off to the El Sestéo nightclub, where she spots a very healthy looking Pepe dancing with Celeste. Luisa runs out of the club followed by Jeff. As it is fiesta time, they go on a Ferris wheel ride and begin to fall in love.

Actors

Dick Haymes

(Jeff Stephens)Vera-Ellen

(Luisa Molina)Cesar Romero

(Pepe Castro)Celeste Holm

(Celeste)Anne Revere

(Mama Elsa Molina)
And :
J. Carrol Naish
Pedro de Cordoba
Nestor Paiva
Fritz Feld
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