Movies and TvShows featuring "rhumba" theme.
A talented ballroom dancer rebels against the strict rules of competition and finds love along the way.
Down Argentine Way is a delightful musical comedy about romantic misunderstandings and horse racing in Argentina. It features a talented entertainer who falls in love with an American woman he meets while touring South America.
Make Way for Tomorrow is a 1937 drama movie about an elderly couple, Barkley and Lucy, who face financial struggles and the prospect of separation due to foreclosure. As their adult children are unable to provide them with a permanent home, Barkley and Lucy are forced to live apart. The film explores themes of old age, family relationships, and the challenges faced by the elderly.
In 'You're Never Too Young,' a barber named Wilbur has to impersonate a 12-year-old boy and enroll in a girls' school to avoid being drafted into the Army. Along with his friend, he tries to navigate the challenges of attending school while hiding his true identity. The plot takes a comedic turn when they get involved in a jewel robbery and have to save the day.
That's Entertainment! is a compilation documentary film that celebrates the golden age of Hollywood musicals. It features clips from famous films and performances by iconic stars, providing an entertaining and nostalgic look into the world of cinema.
Brazil is perhaps the best of the handful of US films made by Brazilian singing sensation Tito Guizar. In typical screwball-comedy fashion, the plot is set in motion by authoress Nicky Henderson, who has hit the best-seller charts with her latest tome, Why Marry a Latin? While researching her next book in Rio De Janeiro, she finds out "why" when she meets handsome songwriter Miguel Soares. Upon learning about Nicky's book, Miguel decides to teach her a few lessons in the affairs of the heart. Edward Everett Horton is also on hand, twittering his way through the role of a well-meaning buttinsky. Thanks to the "Good Neighbor" policy of the 1940s, South American musicals were a glut on the market, but Brazil was good enough on its own merits to pay its way at the box office.
Several members of MGM's 'galaxy of stars' attend an evening of music and a fashion show.
Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion model Janice Blake.
Right Cross is a drama about a Mexican-American boxer who faces bigotry as he tries to make a name for himself in the boxing world. Set in New York City, the film explores the challenges he faces both inside and outside the ring, including his complex relationships with his family, a sports reporter, and a boxing trainer. The movie also delves into themes of identity, assimilation, and unrequited love.
Carla de Hulvea is a rumba dancer who makes news by posing as a South-American heiress. She is doing fine with her hoax until she meets American Peter Jackson, a high-pressure promoter who is looking for movie-producing money. He does some big-time bluffing on his own in order to get Carla to invest in a film he is making with his partner, Roy Harley. Through Carla, Roy meets actress Diana West, who is given a role in the movie, and Roy falls in love with her.
Unable to complete the deal by telephone, advertising executive Roberts sends his assistant Ann to Cuba to lure a Cuban band, led by Desi Arnaz, on to an American radio program. Attracted to Ann, Arnaz and his band come to New York but complications arise when the squeaky-voiced, addle-brained sponsor of the program decides she wants to be the vocalist on the program.
A hootchy-kootchy whodunit set at a small seedy carnival where a reporter tries to discover who killed his boss while his girlfriend inexplicably joins the burlesque show!
At Betty Boop's Auto Hospital, the cars are treated for various humanlike ailments.
An aviator who crash landed on an island in the South Pacific returns home to find that he is the last fertile man left on Earth after an epidemic of masculitus.
While raising cash to pay a debt, a Vegas gambler tricks a night club crooner there who looks like him to play him for a bit.The gambler's Latina girlfriend opens the eyes of the prissy crooner.
The Jones Family heads to Gay Paree in celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary of Pa and Ma Jones. It doesn't take long for the Joneses to be victimized by clever Parisian con artists.
Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more interesting for the historical significance than for entertainment.
Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest and get more than they expected.
To avoid a costly breach of contract suit, a rich young man marries a nightclub singer.