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Flying Down to Rio

Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!

An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.

1h 29m1933NRTMDb 6.3

ComedyRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Thornton FreelandThornton FreelandDirectorDolores del RíoDolores del RíoBelinha De RezendeGene RaymondGene RaymondRoger BondRaul RoulienRaul RoulienJulio RubeiroGinger RogersGinger RogersHoney HaleFred AstaireFred AstaireFred AyresBlanche FridericiBlanche FridericiElena De Rezende
Walter WalkerSenor De RezendeEtta MotenEtta MotenColored SingerRoy D'ArcyRoy D'ArcyOne of the Three GreeksMaurice BlackMaurice BlackOne of the Three GreeksArmand KalizArmand KalizOne of the Three GreeksPaul PorcasiPaul PorcasiMayorReginald BarlowReginald BarlowBankerEric BloreEric BloreHead WaiterLuis AlberniLuis AlberniRio Casino ManagerDon 'Red' BarryDon 'Red' BarryDancerLeon BeaumonLeon BeaumonYankee ClipperEddie BordenEddie BordenEddieLucile BrowneLucile BrowneBelinha's Friend
Ray CookeBanjo PlayerGino CorradoGino CorradoMessengerEmilio FernándezEmilio FernándezDancerBetty FurnessBetty FurnessBelinha's Friend
Alice GentleSingerJack GoodeJack GoodeYankee ClipperMary KornmanMary KornmanBelinha's FriendMovitaMovitaSingerClarence MuseClarence MuseCaddy in HaitiFranklin PangbornFranklin PangbornHammerstein
Adrian RosleyHotel Atlântico Manager

Storyline

An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.

  • RKO Radio Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
22 December 1933
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (75 votes)

Production

Director
Thornton Freeland
Writers
Cyril Hume, H.W. Hanemann, Erwin S. Gelsey
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Portuguese