Down to Earth 1947

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Down to Earth ★★ 1947

A lackluster musical and boxoffice flop with an impressive cast. Hayworth is the Greek goddess of dance sent to Earth on a mission to straighten out Broadway producer Parks and his play that ridicules the Greek gods. Anita Ellis dubs the singing of Hay-worth. A parody of “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” remade in 1980 as “Xanadu.” 101m/ C VHS, DVD . Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Marc Platt, Roland Culver, James Gleason, Edward Everett Horton, Adele Jergens, George Macready, William Frawley, James Burke, Fred F. Sears, Lynn Merrick, Myron Healey; D: Alexander Hall; W: Edwin Blum; M: George Duning.