Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

193389 min
6.2/10
ComedyRomance

Plot Summary

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.

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👥Cast (32)

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Belinha De Rezende

Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

Roger Bond

Raul Roulien

Raul Roulien

Julio Rubeiro

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Honey Hale

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Fred Ayres

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Elena De Rezende

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Senor De Rezende

Etta Moten

Etta Moten

Colored Singer

Roy D'Arcy

Roy D'Arcy

One of the Three Greeks

Maurice Black

Maurice Black

One of the Three Greeks

Armand Kaliz

Armand Kaliz

One of the Three Greeks

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Mayor

🎬Crew

Director

Thornton Freeland

Writers

Cyril Hume, H.W. Hanemann, Erwin S. Gelsey

Producers

Merian C. Cooper

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🏷️Keywords

dancingairplanelove trianglerio de janeirofiancépilotorchestramusicaltap dancingbeautiful womansingingblack and whiteband singershowgirlpre-codebiplanebandleaderaerial stuntsdance bandforced landingromantic triangledancing girls

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures