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In Caliente

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In Caliente
Promotion photo of Dolores del Rio for In Caliente
Directed byLloyd Bacon
Written byRalph Block
Warren Duff
Screenplay byJerry Wald
Julius J. Epstein
Produced byEdward Chodorov
StarringDolores del Río
Pat O'Brien
Leo Carrillo
Edward Everett Horton
Glenda Farrell
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
Sol Polito
Edited byJames Gibbon
Music byBernhard Kaun
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • May 25, 1935 (1935-05-25)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

In Caliente (also known as Viva Señorita) is a 1935 American romantic musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dolores del Río and Pat O'Brien. The film was written by Ralph Block and Warren Duff.[1] The musical numbers were choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 25, 1935.

Plot

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Lawrence, critic and full-time boozer, comes to the cabaret In Caliente in Mexico to distance from Clara, a woman who wishes to marry him. Lawrence falls in love with the beautiful Mexican dancer Rita Gómez, forgetting that he once wrote a scathing review of her.

Cast

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Production

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The film was set at the lavish Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel in Tijuana, Mexico. The resort hotel featured alcoholic beverages during Prohibition in the United States as well as live entertainment and casino gambling that attracted top Hollywood celebrities.[2] Elaborate dance numbers choreographed by Busby Berkeley, including the hit song "The Lady In Red," were a major component of the musical film.

References

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  1. ^ In Caliente (1935) at IMDb
  2. ^ The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister, Chris Nichols (Gibbs Smith, Publisher: Layton, Utah) 2007
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