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Masquerade in Mexico (1945)

Masquerade in Mexico poster
Directed by
Mitchell Leisen
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman with no money pretends to be a wealthy socialite at a fancy party in Mexico City. She gets caught up in the schemes of a marquis and a handsome man she meets there.

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What happens

Masquerade in Mexico is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Córdova, Patric Knowles and Ann Dvorak. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was part of a series of films set in Latin America produced by Hollywood in the 1940s in line with the Good Neighbor policy. The film is a remake of Midnight (1939), also directed by Leisen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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