Directed by:
Albert S. RogellScreenplay:
Arthur T. HormanCinematography:
Elwood BredellComposer:
Frank SkinnerCast:
Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Laverne Andrews, Constance Moore, George Reeves, Peggy Moran, Anne Nagel, Kathryn Adams (more)Plots(1)
The Andrews Sisters made their screen debut in Argentine Nights, but the stars of the show are the Ritz Brothers, in the first of their four Universal vehicles. The wafer-thin plotline finds the Ritz boys showing up flat broke in Argentina with an all-girl band. Despite their utter lack of funds, the zany trio tries to save a local hotel from the clutches of a con man. Highlights include the Ritz Brothers' famous "hero sandwich" routine (repeated by the two surviving brothers in 1975's Blazing Stewardesses) and a perversely hilarious climax in which the Ritzes are called upon to impersonate the Andrews Sisters (which may have given rise to Patty Andrews' oft-quoted observation "We looked like the Ritz Brothers in drag"). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Al Ritz
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Harry Ritz
USA
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Jimmy Ritz
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Maxene Andrews
USA
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Patty Andrews
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Laverne Andrews
USA
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Constance Moore
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George Reeves
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Peggy Moran
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Anne Nagel
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Kathryn Adams
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Ferike Boros
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Paul Porcasi
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Craig Stevens
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Russell Hopton
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Dave Willock
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Henry Roquemore
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Dewey Robinson
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Frank Yaconelli
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Ralph Brooks
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