Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

PG-13 1946 · 128 min · ★ 6.7 · Music, Comedy, Romance

Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl and that she has fully matured into adulthood. Eager to make her mark in the sophisticated world of foreign diplomats living in Mexico, Christine appoints herself as organizer of her father's social activities and takes over the planning of a big garden party he will be hosting. Because he loves his daughter,

Directed by George Sidney · Written by Isobel Lennart

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