Product Details

• Actors: Walter Pidgeon, Ilona Massey, José Iturbi, Roddy McDowall, Xavier Cugat
• Directors: George Sidney
• Writers: Isobel Lennart, William Kozlenko
• Producers: Joe Pasternak
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Warner)
• VHS Release Date: February 24, 1995
• Run Time: 128 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302747287
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,967 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MAGIC BEGINS, September 8, 2000

By	Karl Hess (Sandy, Utah United States) - See all my reviews

MGM's musical songbird, Jane Powell, started her illustrious movie career in her mid-teens with two pictures on loan-out to United Artists--SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD and DELIGHTFULLY DANGEROUS. After her warm up in these films, Louis B. Mayer brought her home to star in her first big MGM technicolor musical--HOLIDAY IN MIXICO. Metro pulled out all stops for this film and made it a lavish, musical showpiece.

Walter Pidgeon played her dashing father, an ambassador to Mexico, and Roddy McDowell was her young, handsome friend. Illona Massey sang and seduced, Xavier Cugat gave us his Latin rhythms and Jose Iturbi embraced the ivories with musical fireworks and charm.

Local Mexican flavor (on MGM's back lot) gave a sparkle to the colorful production numbers and Jane sang four tried and true favorites in her youthful but rich soprano voice--ITALIAN STREET SONG, LE FILLES DE CADIZ, I THINK OF YOU and AVE MARIA. The last was staged in a dazzling concluding concert in a Spanish, Hollywood Bowl type, ourdoor theater. One could almost hear the heavens singing with her.

Jane went on to star in such hits as A DATE WITH JUDY, TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE, ROYAL WEDDING and the classic SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS but she got her big start here. Treat yourself to a holiday of beautiful music with HOLIDAY IN MEXICO.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUSICAL MEXICO, December 16, 2000

By	MICHAEL GRIFFITHS (ESSENDON, VICTORIA Australia) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed HOLIDAY IN MEXICO very much.It is a lighthearted and humorous look at young women's adolescent"crushes".All the actors are good,especially Walter Pidgeon,as the American ambassador and Roddy McDowall as Jane Powell's boyfriend. Also Jos'e Iturbi plays the piano brilliantly and Xavier Cugat and his orchestra give us some bright latin music. Jane Powell in her first major film,as the teenage daughter of the ambassador,with her singing,acting and good looks,is superb.

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane!! Two Iturbis!! Cugat!!, August 2, 2009

By	Operafilly (Fallbrook, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

The problem with the story is way too much of Pidgeon and Massey. They are quite dull, and Massey's irritating vibrato ruins every song. She also ruins Balalaika, otherwise a very good musical.

The story is cute as you would expect with Jane running diplomat dad's household. She manages with her charm a great coup, to get both Iturbi and Cugat to entertain at a party she's planned for Dad. Well, with Iturbi, it was really her singing Fille Du Cadiz that persuaded him. All the time she's trying to keep lovesick Roddy from getting to serious. She doesn't sing as much as I would like. Her Italian Street Song is wonderful, rivaling others I've heard, and I've heard a lot of them.

Its lots of enjoyable nonsense with very fine music.