Brazil (1944)
Brazil is perhaps the best of the handful of US films made by singing sensation Tito Guizar. In typical screwball-comedy fashion, the plot is set in motion by authoress Nicky Henderson, who has hit the best-seller charts with her latest tome, Why Marry a Latin? While researching her next book in Rio De Janeiro, she finds out "why" when she meets handsome songwriter Miguel Soares. Upon learning about Nicky's book, Miguel decides to teach her a few lessons in the affairs of the heart. Edward Everett Horton is also on hand, twittering his way through the role of a well-meaning buttinsky. Thanks to the "Good Neighbor" policy of the 1940s, South American musicals were a glut on the market, but Brazil was good enough on its own merits to pay its way at the box office.
Director:
Joseph Santley
Writers:
Laura Kerr, Frank Gill Jr..
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Tito Guízar as Miguel Soares |
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Virginia Bruce as Nicky Henderson |
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Edward Everett Horton as Everett St. John Everett |
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Robert Livingston as Rod Walker |
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Richard Lane as Edward Graham |
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Veloz as Veloz |
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Yolanda as Yolanda |
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Fortunio Bonanova as Senor Renaldo Da Silva |
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Frank Puglia as Señor Machado |
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Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers |
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Aurora Miranda as Ballerina, Specialty Dancer |
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Rita Lupino as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Camera | Jack A. Marta | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Joseph Santley | Director |
| Writing | Richard English | Original Story |
| Writing | Laura Kerr | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Gill Jr. | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Palmer | Costume Design |
| Editing | Fred Allen | Editor |
| Art | George Milo | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Ned Washington | Lyricist |
| Sound | Ary Barroso | Music |
| Writing | Aloysio de Oliveira | Lyricist |
| Art | Russell Kimball | Art Direction |
