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Down to Earth

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Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1947-08-21

Runtime: 101 mins

Director: Alexander Hall

Spoken language: English

Genres: Music, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Original title: Down to Earth

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton

Rita Hayworth

Larry Parks

Marc Platt

Roland Culver

James Gleason

Edward Everett Horton

Adele Jergens

George Macready

William Frawley

Jean Willes

Kathleen O'Malley

William Haade

James Burke

Dorothy Hart

Down to Earth

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Down to Earth

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Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to eart

Reviews

talisencrw

I got this in a cheapo 5-film 'Rita Hayworth' boxed set, as I quite enjoy checking out the films, as completely as I can, of some of my favourite actors, actresses and directors from days gone by (pre-1970s cinema is clearly my favourite, though I enjoy cinema from all eras and around the world). This was an interesting though flawed comedy, with Hayworth playing a Greek goddess, pissed off that a playwright isn't doing Greek mythology justice--and pays an unexpected visit clear on settling the score. Her singing numbers are dubbed, but she looks remarkable. The film is a tad long in the tooth but is nevertheless quite enjoyable.

2016-09-23

talisencrw

I got this in a cheapo 5-film 'Rita Hayworth' boxed set, as I quite enjoy checking out the filmographies, as completely as I can, some of my favourite actors, actresses and directors from days gone by (pre-1970s cinema is clearly my favourite, though I enjoy cinema from all eras and around the world). This was an interesting though flawed comedy, with Hayworth playing a Greek goddess, pissed off that a playwright isn't doing Greek mythology justice--and pays an unexpected visit clear on settling the score. Her singing numbers are dubbed, but she looks remarkable. The film is a tad long in the tooth but is nevertheless quite enjoyable.

2016-09-23

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