Flying Down to Rio
“Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!”
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
- H.W. Hanemann, Cyril Hume
- Status
- Released
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Dolores del Río
Belinha De Rezende
Gene Raymond
Roger Bond
Raul Roulien
Julio Rubeiro
Ginger Rogers
Honey Hale
Fred Astaire
Fred Ayres
Blanche Friderici
Elena De Rezende
Walter Walker
Senor De Rezende
Etta Moten
Colored Singer
Roy D'Arcy
One of the Three Greeks
Maurice Black
One of the Three Greeks
Armand Kaliz
One of the Three Greeks
Paul Porcasi
Mayor
Reginald Barlow
Banker
Eric Blore
Head Waiter
Luis Alberni
Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
Don 'Red' Barry
Dancer (uncredited)
Leon Beaumon
Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Eddie (uncredited)
Lucile Browne
Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Banjo Player (uncredited)
