Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
Cesare Campo is a hard-riding and hard-loving Argentine gaucho. Yvonne LaMarr is a famous Parisian singer on her way to play an engagement in a Buenos Aires cabaret. THe plane she is flying in is forced to land on the Pampas. Campo and his riders take the passengers to a hotel. Yvonne and Campo quickly fall in love, but she had to leave to make her singing engagement in Buenos Aires. Campo follows her and discovers that his horse that was the favorite to win the Big Race has been stolen.
- James Tinling
- Gordon Morris
- Bradley King
- Ernest Pascal
Rating: 5/10 by 5 users
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Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 18 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: mexico, texas, romance
Yikes, this is a mess. We start with "Campo" (Warner Baxter) in a small town with his friends, flirting outrageously, before they all head off into the countryside en route to Buenos Aires where he is racing his horse. Not long into their trip they encounter an aircraft that's broken down and onboard is acclaimed Parisian chanteuse "Yvonne" (Ketti Gallian). Stopping off briefly in an hotel, she races ahead for a performance and he follows on for his race - only to discover that his horse has been pinched and is now racing under the colours of "Tito" (J. Carrol Naish). Of course, "Campo" can't prove anything and after a court tells him to get lost he alights on his own solution. Like her plane, this just doesn't fly. For the most part it seems to be an excuse to showcase some Gaucho singing, dancing and boozing whilst Baxter's accent gets thicker and the photography looks more like a series of outtakes from a "Zorro" serial. Will he get his gal and the horse? Well maybe she can sing while he eats the horse? Anyway - the dialogue is shocking and I'd just avoid, sorry.
