Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

1956 1h 18m EN

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

ComedyMusicRomance

Synopsis

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A programmer with a Latin American beat.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mary Kaye
Mary Kaye
Jud Conlon
Jud Conlon
Helen Grayco
Helen Grayco
Dámaso Pérez Prado
Perez Prado
Stephen Dunne
Bill Haven
Alix Talton
Debbie Farmer
Sylvia Lewis
Nita Munay
Dante DiPaolo
Elvarez

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred F. Sears
Writers: Robert E. Kent

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred F. Sears, shot by Benjamin H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mary Kaye and Jud Conlon and Helen Grayco carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0165668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Fred F. Sears directs. Benjamin H. Kline behind the camera. Jerome Thoms cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Fred F. Sears, shot by Benjamin H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mary Kaye and Jud Conlon and Helen Grayco carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0165668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.