Tropic Holiday
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Tropic Holiday |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 78 minutes |
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| Director | Theodore Reed |
| script |
Duke Atteberry , Frank Butler , Don Hartman , Jack Moffitt |
| production | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| music | Gordon Jenkins |
| camera | Ted Tetzlaff |
| cut | Archie Marshek |
| occupation | |
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Tropic Holiday is an American comedy film from the year 1938 .
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The producer Sol Grunnion sends his writer Ken Warren to Mexico, who is supposed to get inspiration for a new script there. While Ken's secretary Midge Miller falls in love with the charming bard Ramon, Ken feels drawn to the beautiful, attractive Manuela. Their relationship gives him script material and insight into the true meaning of the word love.
Breck Jones, Midge's childhood friend, comes to Mexico to propose marriage to Midge. But Midge tells him she is only interested in brave men who can keep up with her. Her attempt to impress Ramon by learning to bullfight is unsuccessful. Ken advises Breck to imitate a suicide scene from a movie to pique Midge's interest. But Midge is unimpressed. Breck is being pulled out of the sea by a fisherman. A “fight” with a few paid residents also fails, as Breck is arrested for the brawl in which a torero is injured. The host of the bullfight, Barrera, learns of his torero's injury and blackmailed Midge. She should now go to the arena, otherwise Breck will stay in prison. Midge accepts.
Marilyn Joyce, Ken's fiancée, arrives and wants to bring Ken back to Hollywood so they can get married there. Marilyn admits that she doesn't love Ken, but she fears bad publicity should it become known that he has dumped her in favor of a Mexican stranger. At the same time, the bull Furioso is brought into the arena. Midge is able to dodge the animal again and again, which over time goes mad with rage and breaks out of the arena and through the wall of the neighboring prison. The bull reappears, this time with Breck on his back, who can calm the animal. Now Breck is Midges' hero who introduces Marilyn to Ramon so that Ken can stay with Manuela.
Awards
Boris Morros received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Film Music in 1939 .
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The film premiered on June 29, 1938 in New York.
Oscar-nominated Boris Morros was the musical director of Paramount Pictures production . The costumes came from Edith Head , the choreographer of the dance numbers was LeRoy Prinz , and Farciot Edouart was responsible for the camera effects .
Web links
- Tropic Holiday in the Internet Movie Database (English)