Flying Down to Rio · 1933

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!»

Thornton Freeland · 89 min · United States of America

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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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total

Production companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Locations

Setting

MiamiRío de Janeiro

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

Cast

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  Dolores del Río

  Belinha De Rezende

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  Gene Raymond

  Roger Bond

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  Raul Roulien

  Julio Rubeiro

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  Ginger Rogers

  Honey Hale

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  Fred Astaire

  Fred Ayres

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  Blanche Friderici

  Elena De Rezende

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  Walter Walker

  Senor De Rezende

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  Etta Moten

  Colored Singer