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Ep 32: Carmen Miranda in Down Argentine Way (1940)


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Once the production code forced its hand and censored what sass mouth dames said on screen in 1934, subversive material popped up oddly enough in Hollywood musicals. Set in tune, women might complain about double standards, and they confessed their heart's desire. They could sing what they could not say. In Fox's lush colour extravaganza, Carmen gives voice to woman's sexual ecstasy with her song 'South American Way'. Betty Grable puts her fantasy into a melody for Don Ameche. Then she flies 6000 miles for a hook up. Down Argentine Way celebrates women's sexual agency.
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