Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga

Jan 17 1941 Approved 1h 2m
Adventure, Comedy, Music

The brash, opinionated owner of a nightclub manages to drive everybody crazy on a boat trip to Havana.

Plot

Steve, Skat and other members of a high-ridin', rug-cuttin' musical combo from Oklahoma set off to conquer Broadway, only to find that rhumba-rhythm is all the rage. They decide to sail for Havana to learn the rhythm and pick up the accent, and, on board the ship, Steve meets Rosita Alvarez who is Cuba-bound with her father, Pop Alvarez, a merry confidence man. All have problems they expect to be solved by Madame La Zonga, but they arrive and find that the exotic queen of the rhumba's night club has gone broke. Another confidence man, Beheegan, who has sold a few city halls in his day, provides the answer to everything; using a satchel filled with ill-gotten gains and under the watchful eyes of Alvin, Gabby and Maxwell, he purchases several mythical plantations in South America from Pop.

Written by

Ben Chapman, Larry Rhine, Marion Orth

Directed by

John Rawlins

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
53
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA