Down to Earth

"She Sings And Dances like an Angel!"

1947 1h 41m EN

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6.0

MID

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40%

ROTTEN

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6.1

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 29🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes★6.1IMDB · 1,767

MusicComedyFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.

“She Sings And Dances like an Angel!”

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Cast

Rita Hayworth
Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton
Larry Parks
Danny Miller
Marc Platt
Eddie
Roland Culver
Mr. Jordan
James Gleason
Max Corkle
Edward Everett Horton
Messenger 7013
Adele Jergens
Georgia Evans
George Macready
Joe Manion

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Hall
Writers: Edwin Blum, Don Hartman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "Down to Earth" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexander Hall, shot by Rudolph Maté. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

CAST

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Rita Hayworth and Larry Parks and Marc Platt carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She Sings And Dances like an Angel!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0039337 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexander Hall directs. Rudolph Maté behind the camera. Viola Lawrence cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

179 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Down to Earth" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Alexander Hall, shot by Rudolph Maté. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Viola Lawrence shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rita Hayworth and Larry Parks and Marc Platt carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "She Sings And Dances like an Angel!".
7IMDB entry: tt0039337 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rudolph Maté
Editing: Viola Lawrence
Makeup / hair: Helen Hunt
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Down to Earth (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes: 40% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 1,767 votes
MPAA: Approved
US box office: $5,450,000

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Down to Earth

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What people are saying

talisencrw2016-09-23
★ 8/10
I got this in a cheapo 5-film 'Rita Hayworth' boxed set, as I quite enjoy checking out the filmographies, as completely as I can, some of my favourite actors, actresses and directors from days gone by (pre-1970s cinema is clearly my favourite, though I enjoy cinema from all eras and around the world). This was an interesting though flawed comedy, with Hayworth playing a Greek goddess, pissed off that a playwright isn't doing Greek mythology justice--and pays an unexpected visit clear on settling the score. Her singing numbers are dubbed, but she looks remarkable. The film is a tad long in the tooth but is nevertheless quite enjoyable.
talisencrw2016-09-23
★ 8/10
I got this in a cheapo 5-film 'Rita Hayworth' boxed set, as I quite enjoy checking out the films, as completely as I can, of some of my favourite actors, actresses and directors from days gone by (pre-1970s cinema is clearly my favourite, though I enjoy cinema from all eras and around the world). This was an interesting though flawed comedy, with Hayworth playing a Greek goddess, pissed off that a playwright isn't doing Greek mythology justice--and pays an unexpected visit clear on settling the score. Her singing numbers are dubbed, but she looks remarkable. The film is a tad long in the tooth but is nevertheless quite enjoyable.