A guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find his illegitimate child.A guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find his illegitimate child.A guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find his illegitimate child.
- Awards
- 1 win
Philip Cooper
- Terry Jr.
- (as Phillip Cooper)
George Davis
- Soda Jerk
- (uncredited)
John George
- Beggar on Street
- (uncredited)
George Kuma
- Japanese Tattoo Artist
- (uncredited)
Purv Pullen
- Monkey Vocalizations
- (uncredited)
Jayne Shadduck
- Baby Vocalizations
- (uncredited)
Harry Strang
- Marine Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCapitalizing on the rising popularity of Rumba in the United States, "The Cuban Love Song" and "The Peanut Vendor Song" (also known as "El manisero") were among the year's most popular hits.
- GoofsRiverside plants clearly have wires attached to them and are moved by the wires to create a more natural scene. This is most apparent when Terry's friends are on the boat trying to reach Terry and tell him the news of the war's outbreak.
- Quotes
O.O. Jones: That peanut dame's got him nutty!
- ConnectionsFeatures Her Man (1930)
- SoundtracksThe Marine's Hymn
(©1919) (uncredited)
Music based on a melody by Jacques Offenbach from his opera "Genevieve de Brabant" (1859)
Lyrics by unknown marine (ca 1874) and probably Henry C. Davis (1911) and unknown others
Sung by Lawrence Tibbett
Reprised by him and other marines in Cuba
Reprised again by marching marines in WWI
Featured review
Precode musical. Some big names -- J Durante and Lawrence Tibbett are Jones and Terry, service men, in cuba. Tibbetts was a professional singer, and breaks into song every couple of minutes. According to wikipedia, he was an opera singer, so every time he sings, he shows off by holding out the last note of each line, which gets annoying after a while. And apparently, he really did serve as a merchant marine during WW one, so that was good research for his part in this film. Lupe Velez is the stereo typical foreigner, usually yelling at the top of her longs in a long rant, when she knows they can't understand her. She's a peanut vendor, who falls for Terry, after a while. And because its pre code, they can talk about these very adult subjects. Karen Morley is Crystal, the girlfriend back home, who isn't too worried about what he does while he's in the service. Or even when he comes home and tells her he wishes he could go back right now. Most of us would have told him off, but i guess times were different then. Some interesting stock footage of the Panama Canal from 1931. Directed by Woody Van Dyke; both of his nominations would come in the 1930s, after this film. He died quite young, at 53.
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- Kubanska ljubavna pesma
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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