Fiesta (1941)
1941 · Feature film · 45 min · dir. LeRoy Prinz
A GLOROUS SPECTACLE OF GAYETY, COLOR AND SONG! Fiesta means fun in any language! It;s full of girls! It's full of laughs! It's Tecnicolorful to look at! It's a hit parade to hear!
- Western
- Music
- Comedy
Synopsis
Cholita, after a long absence in Mexico City, is returning home to take up her duties as head of the rancho and, as everyone expects, to marry her childhood sweetheart José. Expectations are somewhat dashed as she shows up with Fernando to whom she is engaged. This makes José and Cholita's uncle more than a little bit put out as Fernando is not only not a Mexican, he is also a city slicker afraid of the country.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- LeRoy Prinz
- Writer
- Cortland Fitzsimmons
- Composer
- Edward Ward
- Cinematography
- Robert Pittack
- Studio
- Hal Roach Studios
- Released
- 1941-11-28
- Running time
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
- LeRoy Prinz Director
Ann Ayars
Jorge Negrete
Armida
George Givot
Antonio Moreno- Nick Moro
Frank Yaconelli
George Humbert
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · An excellent musical. · RM_115 · 2008-11-28
This film is a gem; I'm not much for musicals but this is an exception. The richness of the colors and costumes is unreal; some of the music is nicely done; the plot is simplistic but humorous. The hero looks just like, I'm not making this up, Mr. Jose Jalapeno, on-a-stick, from Jeff Dunham's puppet comedies. These are available on DVD and my be previewed on 'You-Tube' if still posted there. This is worth the time to watch, in my opinion.
★★★★★ · Charming, But Very Short · otisfiend · 2012-06-21
Three stars for the plot. Add a star for the music. Add another for the quality and color. Hard to believe that this is a 1941 flick. Pure pleasure to watch. Now if only someone would find and post a color print of "The Dancing Pirate".
★★★ · A great example · ghostmadl · 2013-10-07
This is a great example of early Technicolor. It had a decent plot, but the people were too bright and shiny for me. :)
