La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

Dec 7, 1935

0h 19m

★ 5.9

Overview

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Color). It features a young, pre-stardom 13-year-old Judy Garland singing "La Cucaracha" with her two sisters (billed as "The Garland Sisters"). In the film, Hollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador," engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Buster Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and The Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Pete Smith

Self

Warner Baxter

Self

Ralph Forbes

Self (as The Garland Sisters)

Judy Garland

Self

Chester Conklin

Self

Ida Lupino

Self

Edmund Lowe

Self

Gilbert Roland

Self

Binnie Barnes

Self

Robert Taylor

Self

Harpo Marx

Self - Toreador

Andy Devine

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