Samba mania

Movie
Original title	Samba mania
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1948
length	18 minutes
Rod
Director	Billy Daniels
production	Harry Gray
music	Van Cleave
camera	Stuart Thompson
occupation
Lita Baron : Olivia (as Isabelita) Russ Vincent : Manuel Rodriguez Billy Daniels : Carlos, dancer Betty Hannon : Melissa Brown The Bombalera Girls : music ensemble Antonia Morales : Tortilla Seller Sergio M. Pérez : Pablo Hal Rand : dancing waiter

Samba-Mania (in the USA also led under the series title: Musical Parade (1947-1948 season) # 1: Samba-Mania ) is an American musical - short film from 1948 by Billy Daniels . Harry Gray as a producer was nominated for an Oscar with the film.

action

Nightclub owner Manuel Rodriguez hires boogie-woogie dancer Melissa Brown for a role in a South American revue directed by lead actor Olivia. She is suspicious and wants to know why he chose Melissa. Vincent rejects her hidden allegations, however, and replies that she is either jealous or resentful or both.

Production, music, publishing

It is a production by Paramount Pictures .

Songs in the movie:

• Jack, Jack, Jack sung by Lita Baron (as Isabelita)
• Tacos, Tostados, Tamales , sung by Lita Baron (as Isabelita)
• Olivia From Olivera Street sung by Russ Vincent

The film premiered in the United States on February 27, 1948. On September 2, 1952, it was performed again.

Award

Harry Gray was on the Oscar ceremony in 1949 with the film for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Film" (2 rolls of film) nominated, but had to go first Walt Disney and his film The Robben Island (Seal Iceland) left.

Web links

• Samba Mania in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Samba-Mania (1948) at letterboxd.com (English)
• Samba-Mania (1948) movie poster at filmweb.pl

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The 21st Academy Awards | 1949 at oscars.org (English)