Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 29m

Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio poster
Director
Thornton Freeland
Cast
Dolores del Río as Belinha De Rezende Gene Raymond as Roger Bond Raul Roulien as Julio Rubeiro Ginger Rogers as Honey Hale Fred Astaire as Fred Ayres Blanche Friderici as Elena De Rezende
Crew
J. Roy Hunt — Director of Photography Jack Kitchin — Editor Vincent Youmans — Original Music Composer Cyril Hume — Screenplay H.W. Hanemann — Screenplay Erwin S. Gelsey — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Flying Down to Rio — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dancingairplanelove trianglerio de janeirofiancépilotorchestramusicaltap dancingbeautiful womansingingblack and white
Key Collaborators
Thornton Freeland Director J. Roy Hunt Director of Photography Jack Kitchin Editor Vincent Youmans Original Music Composer Cyril Hume Screenplay H.W. Hanemann Screenplay Erwin S. Gelsey Screenplay Lou Brock Story Walter Plunkett Costume Design
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