Fiesta
796. FIESTA (1941-USA). COLOR, WITH ANNE AYARS, GEORGE NEGRETE, ARMIDA. A HAL ROACH EXPERIMENT WITH AN UNUSUAL FILM LENGTH. A 5 REEL FILM, LONGER THAN A SHORT SUBJECT, SHORTER THAN A FEATURE. THE IDEA FAILED, BUT “FIESTA”, A MEXICAN MOTIF COMEDY-MUSICAL, STANDS ON IT’S OWN. SHOT IN BEAUTIFUL NATURAL COLOR, THE STORY IS ELEMENTAL, A GIRL RETURNS TO HER FATHER’S HACIENDA FROM MEXICO CITY, WHERE A FIESTA IS TO BE HELD IN HER HONOR. UNEXPECTEDLY RETURNING HOME WITH HER FIANCƒ, THE GREAT FERÂNANDO (AN IMPORTANT IF SOMEWHAT EFFEMINATE MEXICAN RADIO STAR), SHE BREAKS THE HEART Of HER HOMEÂTOWN MUCHACHO WHO’S BEEN WAITING TO PROPOSE. A PLAN EVOLVES TO SCARE THE BIG CITY DUDE WITH A LOCAL “BANDIDO”. ALL THIS PLOT IS JUST AN EXCUSE FOR THE AUTHENTIC AND DELIGHTFUL MEXICAN FOLK TUNES AND DANCES BY JOSE ARIAS AND HIS MEXICAN TIPICA ORCHESTRA AND THE GUADALAJARA TRIO. ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL IS “LA GOLANDRINA”, ONE Of MANY LATIN FAVORITES. SUNG IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH, THIS “STREAMLINED FEATURETTE” WAS TRANSFERRED FROM AN ORIGINAL TECHNICOLOR PRINT WITH BRIGHT VIVID COLORS QUE VIVA MEXICO! 44 MINUTES. MUSICAL-COMEDY