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They Met in Argentina is a 1941 American film, directed by Leslie Goodwins and Jack Hively for RKO Pictures, Hively had to come in and finish the picture after Goodwins was hospitalized for pneumonia. Maureen O'Hara plays an Argentinian who falls in love with a Texan (James Ellison), who is attempting to buy a racehorse from her father. It was one of a number of Hollywood films from the 1940s produced to reflect America's "Good Neighbor policy" towards Latin American countries. They Met in Argentina was not well received by audiences, critics, or the Argentine government.
Original Release
04/25/1941
US Release
04/25/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maureen O'Hara | Lolita O'Shea |
| James Ellison | Tim Kelly |
| Alberto Vila | Alberto Delmonte |
| Buddy Ebsen | Duke Ferrel |
| Robert Barrat | Don Enrique de los Santos O'Shea |
| Joseph Buloff | Santiago, O'Shea's Trainer |
| Diosa Costello | Panchita |
| Luis Alberni | Don Luis Jose Alfonso Frutos y Murphy |
| Carlos Barbe | Nicanor |
| Fortunio Bonanova | Pedro, Ranch Blacksmith |
Directors
Writers
Jerome Cady, Lou Brock, Harold Daniels
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maureen O'Hara | Lolita O'Shea |
| James Ellison | Tim Kelly |
| Alberto Vila | Alberto Delmonte |
| Buddy Ebsen | Duke Ferrel |
| Robert Barrat | Don Enrique de los Santos O'Shea |
| Joseph Buloff | Santiago, O'Shea's Trainer |
| Diosa Costello | Panchita |
| Luis Alberni | Don Luis Jose Alfonso Frutos y Murphy |
| Carlos Barbe | Nicanor |
| Fortunio Bonanova | Pedro, Ranch Blacksmith |
| Chester Clute | B.A. Jackson, Hastings' Secretary |
| James Conaty | Board Member |
| Hans Conried | Guitar Player in Cantina |
| Ray Cooke | Seattle Sailor in Cantina Brawl |
| Victoria Córdova | Nina Maria, Dancer |
| Paul Ellis | Gaucho |
| Kit Guard | Sailor Entering El Porteno Cantina |
| Charlie Hall | Sailor in Cantina Brawl |
| Jack Hively | Sailor |
| George J. Lewis | Reporter at the Racetrack |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lou Brock | Producer |
