''In Caliente'' (also known as ''Viva Señorita'') is a 1935 American romantic

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film directed by

Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, an ...

, starring

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and

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. The film was written by

Ralph Block Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee – January 2, 1974, Wheaton) was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous for being President of the Screen Writers Guild from 1934 to 1935 ...

and

Warren Duff Warren Duff (May 17, 1904 – August 5, 1973) was a film and television writer and producer. As a writer, Duff wrote for films including, ''Fashions of 1934'', ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938), ''Experiment Perilous'' (1944), '' Step Liv ...

. The musical numbers were choreographed by

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. It was released by

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on May 25, 1935.

Plot

Lawrence (

), critic and full-time boozer, comes to the

cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...

''In Caliente'' in

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to distance from Clara (

Glenda Farrell Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress. Farrell personified the smart and sassy, wisecracking blonde of the Classical Hollywood films. Farrell's career spanned more than 50 years, appearing in numerous Broadwa ...

), a woman who wishes to marry him. Lawrence falls in love with the beautiful Mexican dancer Rita Gómez (

), forgetting that he once wrote a scathing review of her. The film was set at the lavish

Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel The Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel is a now-defunct resort that operated from 1928 to 1935. Although the casino and hotel were closed, the racetrack continued to operate for many years. The original grandstand structure was destroyed by fire in 1 ...

in Tijuana, Mexico. The resort hotel featured alcoholic beverages during

Prohibition in the United States In the United States from 1920 to 1933, a Constitution of the United States, nationwide constitutional law prohibition, prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. The alcohol industry was curtai ...

as well as live entertainment and casino gambling that attracted top Hollywood celebrities.The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister, Chris Nichols (Gibbs Smith, Publisher: Layton, Utah) 2007 Elaborate dance numbers choreographed by

, including the hit song "The Lady In Red," were a major component of the musical film.

Cast

References

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* * * * 1935 films 1936 musical comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Warner Bros. films Films directed by Lloyd Bacon Films set in Tijuana 1930s American films Films scored by Bernhard Kaun {{1930s-comedy-film-stub