Flying Down to Rio (1933)
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.
Director:
Thornton Freeland
Writers:
Cyril Hume, H.W. Hanemann, Erwin S. Gelsey.
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Dolores del Río as Belinha De Rezende |
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Gene Raymond as Roger Bond |
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Raul Roulien as Julio Rubeiro |
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Ginger Rogers as Honey Hale |
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Fred Astaire as Fred Ayres |
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Blanche Friderici as Elena De Rezende |
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Walter Walker as Senor De Rezende |
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Etta Moten as Colored Singer |
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Roy D'Arcy as One of the Three Greeks |
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Maurice Black as One of the Three Greeks |
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Armand Kaliz as One of the Three Greeks |
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Paul Porcasi as Mayor |
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Reginald Barlow as Banker |
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Eric Blore as Head Waiter |
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Luis Alberni as Rio Casino Manager (uncredited) |
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Don 'Red' Barry as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Leon Beaumon as Yankee Clipper (uncredited) |
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Eddie Borden as Eddie (uncredited) |
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Lucile Browne as Belinha's Friend (uncredited) |
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Ray Cooke as Banjo Player (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado as Messenger (uncredited) |
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Emilio Fernández as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Betty Furness as Belinha's Friend (uncredited) |
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Alice Gentle as Singer (uncredited) |
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Jack Goode as Yankee Clipper (uncredited) |
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Mary Kornman as Belinha's Friend (uncredited) |
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Movita as Singer (uncredited) |
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Clarence Muse as Caddy in Haiti (uncredited) |
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Franklin Pangborn as Hammerstein (uncredited) |
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Adrian Rosley as Hotel Atlântico Manager (uncredited) |
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Hazel Hayes as Singer (uncredited) |
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Jean Carmen as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Writing | Cyril Hume | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anne Caldwell | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Lou Brock | Story |
| Writing | H.W. Hanemann | Screenplay |
| Directing | Thornton Freeland | Director |
| Writing | Erwin S. Gelsey | Screenplay |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Editing | Jack Kitchin | Editor |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lou Brock | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Camera | J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Art | Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Writing | Gus Kahn | Lyricist |
| Writing | Edward Eliscu | Lyricist |
| Sound | Philip Faulkner Jr. | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Music Director |
| Crew | Dave Gould | Choreographer |
| Sound | Vincent Youmans | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Vernon L. Walker | Visual Effects |
