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{{Infobox film

| name = Pan-Americana

| image = Panampos.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = John H. Auer
Ruby Rosenberg (assistant)

| producer = John H. Auer

| writer =

| screenplay = Lawrence Kimble

| story = Frederick Kohner
John H. Auer

| based_on =

| starring = Phillip Terry
Audrey Long
Robert Benchley
Eve Arden
Ernest Truex
Marc Cramer
Jane Greer (uncredited)

| narrator =

| music = Leigh Harline
Constantin Bakaleinikoff

| cinematography = Frank Redman

| editing = Harry Marker

| studio = RKO Radio Pictures

| distributor =

| released =

| runtime = 84 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

'Pan-Americana' is a 1945 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by John H. Auer, from a screenplay by Lawrence Kimble, based on a story by Auer and Frederick Kohner. RKO released the film on March 22, 1945, and the picture stars Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Robert Benchley, Eve Arden, Ernest Truex, Marc Cramer, and Jane Greer (uncredited) in her feature film debut. The film was an example of the Good Neighbor policy encouraging Americans to travel to South America for holidays and the last of a film genre.p. 64

Melgosa, Adrin Prez 'Cinema and Inter-American Relations: Tracking Transnational Affect' Routledge, 2012


Premise



American journalist Jo Anne Benson travels with photographer Dan Jordan to a trip to Mexico, Cuba and Brazil for a magazine story encountering a variety of South American entertainers.

Cast



*Phillip Terry ... Dan Jordan

*Audrey Long ... Jo Anne Benson

*Robert Benchley ... Charlie Corker

*Eve Arden ... Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins

*Ernest Truex ... Uncle Rudy

* Marc Cramer ... Gerold 'Jerry' Bruce

*Lita Baron ... Lupita (as Isabelita)

* Rosario and Antoni

*Miguelito Valds

*Harold Liebman and Lola Liebman

*Louise Burnette

* Chinita

*Chuy Castillion

*Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra

*Nestor Amaral and His Samba Band

*Rita Corday ... Pan-American Girl

*Jane Greer ... Miss Downing

*Julian Rivero ... Pablo the Driver-Tour Guide

Soundtrack



* 'Rumba Matumba'
Music by Bobby Collazo
Lyrics by Mort Greene

* 'Guadalajara'
Written by Pepe Guzar

* 'Babal'
Written by Margarita Lecuona

* 'Negra Leono'
Written by Antonio Fernandez

* 'La morena de mi copla'
Written by Carlos Castellanos Gmez

* 'Stars in Your Eyes'
Music by Gabriel Ruiz
Lyrics by Ricardo Lpez Mndez
English Lyrics by Mort Greene

* 'No Tabuleiro da Baiana'
Written by Ary Barroso
English Lyrics by Mort Greene

References




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