They Met In Argentina (1941)

An ambitious Texas oilman (James Ellison) fails in his bid to secure a desired parcel of land in Argentina for his oil baron employer (Robert Middlemass). Instead, he concocts a plan to buy a prize racehorse. Complications arise when the racehorse owner's (Robert Barrat) daughter (Maureen O'Hara) falls in love with the Texan. Directed by Leslie Goodwins (THE MUMMY'S CURSE) and Jack Hively (FOUR JACKS AND A JILL). A dog of a musical! The critics disliked it and audiences stayed away. The songs are by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart but they're the dregs (the songs, not the songwriters). They wrote 12 songs for the movie but only 7 made it into the film and not a memorable one in the bunch! Ironically, Maureen O'Hara who has a lovely singing voice doesn't get to sing though she dances briefly. The highlight is a Latin dance number choreographed by Frank Veloz. It's a bleak musical without a moment of joy. Luckily for O'Hara, her next film was the classic HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY. With the creepy Buddy Ebsen, Joseph Buloff, Fortunio Bonanova and Diosa Costello.