Flying Down to Rio

United States

1933

89 Min

Black and White

1.37:1

English

Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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SCR Erwin S. Gelsey, H.W. Hanemann, Cyril Hume

CAST Dolores del Río, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire

PROD DES Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark

SOUND George Marsh, Philip Faulkner Jr.

Synopsis

The Yankee Clippers get an engagement in Rio de Janeiro, after they are fired from a Miami hotel because band leader Roger Bond has flirted with Brazilian guest Belinha de Rezende. Roger gets Belinha to accompany him to Rio in his private plane. En route, the two land on a moonlit beach for repairs and have a romantic interlude. However, Belinha is already engaged to Roger’s best friend, Júlio Ribeiro, who is also in Rio. —IMDb

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MarcH

17Oct11

Slightly insane RKO musical, full of visual experiments and wild choreography. One of the great pleasures of the pre-Code era.

Robin Whenary

1Oct11

I defy anyone to stop watching this film once they've started! Sure, the plot is not exactly mind-blowing, but who cares? That's certainly not why I'd watch a film like this. It's wonderfully fast paced, entertaining, and has an incredibly alive visual style throughout - not just the Busby Berkeley dance sequences.