America By Night (1957)
Italian mondo featuring scenes of night life in North and South America, including Las Vegas, New Orleans, San Francisco, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
Top billed cast
Lionel Hampton
Mariano Mores
Nathália Timberg
Elizeth Cardoso- Ellen de Lima
- Michelle
- Yolanda Moreno
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