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.
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 Valdés 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 CollazoLyrics by Mort Greene
GuadalajaraWritten by Pepe Guízar
BabalúWritten by Margarita Lecuona
Negra LeonoWritten by Antonio Fernandez
La morena de mi coplaWritten by Carlos Castellanos Gómez
Stars in Your EyesMusic by Gabriel RuizLyrics by Ricardo López MéndezEnglish Lyrics by Mort Greene No Tabuleiro da BaianaWritten by Ary BarrosoEnglish Lyrics by Mort Greene