Rumba (1935) DVD-R

Starring George Raft, Carole Lombard, Lynne Overman, Margo, Gail Patrick
Directed by Marion Gering

Print: black/white
Runtime: 80 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

A follow-up to the highly successful Bolero, this lively romantic drama stars George Raft as
Joe Martin, a Cuban-American dancer who lives and works in Havana with his lovely partner
Goldie Allen until a bad case of varicose veins forces impacts his career. One night, the
beauteous gringa heiress Diane Harrison (Carole Lombard) comes to the club. Joe is
immediately smitten. His interest takes a less fleshly turn when he learns that she owns a
yacht. When Diane compliments Joe on his moves, her escort gets jealous and a fight
ensues. Joe finds himself jobless and flees to the jungle where he learns the rumba from
the exotic Carmelita (Margo). He loves the dance and predicts that it will be the next fad. To
promote it, he and Margo open a new club in Havana. The place is a smash. Diane returns, is
wowed by both Joe and the dance and offers to bring back to his native New York. But Joe
came to Havana after ratting on a gangster and if he returns, will surely die. Still, he and
Margo decide to take the risk and their choice results in romance. The spectacular dance
numbers were choreographed by the famed dance team Veloz and Yolanda.