IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,4/10
227
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find his illegitimate child.A guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find his illegitimate child.A guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find his illegitimate child.
- Auszeichnungen
- 1 wins
Fotos
Philip Cooper
- Terry Jr.
- (as Phillip Cooper)
Agostino Borgato
- Cuban Telling Terry Nenita Was Gone
- (Nicht genannt)
George Davis
- Soda Jerk
- (Nicht genannt)
John George
- Beggar on Street
- (Nicht genannt)
George Kuma
- Japanese Tattoo Artist
- (Nicht genannt)
Purv Pullen
- Monkey Vocalizations
- (Nicht genannt)
Jayne Shadduck
- Baby Vocalizations
- (Nicht genannt)
Harry Strang
- Marine Sergeant
- (Nicht genannt)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesCapitalizing on the rising popularity of Rumba in the United States, "The Cuban Love Song" and "The Peanut Vendor Song" (also known as "El manisero") were among the year's most popular hits.
- PatzerRiverside plants clearly have wires attached to them and are moved by the wires to create a more natural scene. This is most apparent when Terry's friends are on the boat trying to reach Terry and tell him the news of the war's outbreak.
- Zitate
O.O. Jones: That peanut dame's got him nutty!
- VerbindungenFeatures Her Man (1930)
- SoundtracksThe Marine's Hymn
(©1919) (uncredited)
Music based on a melody by Jacques Offenbach from his opera "Genevieve de Brabant" (1859)
Lyrics by unknown marine (ca 1874) and probably Henry C. Davis (1911) and unknown others
Sung by Lawrence Tibbett
Reprised by him and other marines in Cuba
Reprised again by marching marines in WWI
Ausgewählte Rezension
Some nice moments with Vélez, but tough to watch otherwise
If you like opera, you may enjoy the performance from Met Opera star Lawrence Tibbett in the musical numbers better than I did, but to me it was overwrought and weirdly out of place. Worse yet though, he's so oafish, lacking screen presence and charm, and I was put off by the pawing and annoying aggressiveness of his overtures to Lupe Vélez - which of course inexplicably win her over.
The whole thing is white male fantasy. His girlfriend back in America is Karen Morley, who tells him she fully expects him to sow his wild oats in the Marines before getting married, and waits patiently for him for years without hearing from him. His cringe-inducing persistence works with the "exotic island girl", and when she wants to get married to him and he balks at that, she just smiles and tells him that's quite all right, that they can just live an idyllic life together on a beach. When he later admits his indiscretion to Morley, she hasn't the slightest care in the world. It's difficult to like this guy or care about him given the treatment he gets, and so even when the story has a couple of touching moments, it's hard to feel anything.
The only reason to watch the film is for Vélez. There are times the script has her doing stereotypical things, and other times when she's a delight. When she's off-screen, the film had little interest for me. Jimmy Durante's character is a waste, and the first 25 minutes are humorless and completely skippable. The film only gets interesting when we see Vélez dancing at a celebration, though it's far too brief. It's a shame that even paired with director W.S. Van Dyke, this wasn't a better vehicle for her.
The whole thing is white male fantasy. His girlfriend back in America is Karen Morley, who tells him she fully expects him to sow his wild oats in the Marines before getting married, and waits patiently for him for years without hearing from him. His cringe-inducing persistence works with the "exotic island girl", and when she wants to get married to him and he balks at that, she just smiles and tells him that's quite all right, that they can just live an idyllic life together on a beach. When he later admits his indiscretion to Morley, she hasn't the slightest care in the world. It's difficult to like this guy or care about him given the treatment he gets, and so even when the story has a couple of touching moments, it's hard to feel anything.
The only reason to watch the film is for Vélez. There are times the script has her doing stereotypical things, and other times when she's a delight. When she's off-screen, the film had little interest for me. Jimmy Durante's character is a waste, and the first 25 minutes are humorless and completely skippable. The film only gets interesting when we see Vélez dancing at a celebration, though it's far too brief. It's a shame that even paired with director W.S. Van Dyke, this wasn't a better vehicle for her.
hilfreich•30
- gbill-74877
- 6. Juni 2019
Top-Auswahl
Melden Sie sich zum Bewerten an und greifen Sie auf die Watchlist für personalisierte Empfehlungen zu
Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Sprachen
- Auch bekannt als
- The Cuban Love Song
- Drehorte
- Produktionsfirma
- Weitere beteiligte Unternehmen bei IMDbPro anzeigen
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 26 Minuten
- Farbe
Zu dieser Seite beitragen
Bearbeitung vorschlagen oder fehlenden Inhalt hinzufügen
Oberste Lücke
By what name was Das Mädel aus Havanna (1931) officially released in India in English?
Antwort