rhumba
7 movies and shows
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Sat, 02 Sep 1939
Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest and get more than they expected.
La Conga Nights
Fri, 31 May 1940
In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has grown rich through real estate deals. Also figuring in the story are a cab driver/performer, and a down-on-her-luck, aspiring singer. They meet when she hails his cab as she skips out on her former boarding house because she cannot pay rent.
Strictly Ballroom
Thu, 20 Aug 1992
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?
Cuban Rhythm
Sat, 21 Jun 1941
In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some incorrect techniques for those dances.
Make Way for Tomorrow
Sun, 09 May 1937
An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
Holiday in Havana
Sat, 01 Oct 1949
While working as a hotel busboy, aspiring bandleader Carlos Estrada tries to persuade singer Lolita Valdez to join him in a rhumba contest in Havana.
There's Reason in Rhumba
Wed, 01 Feb 1939
Rhythm and romanticism rules over realism in this recreation of the origins of the rhumba dance