Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Name: Flying Down to Rio
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1933-12-22
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Dolores del Río, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire

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.

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Released 1933-12-22 · 89 min · Comedy, Romance

Directed by Thornton Freeland

Cast

Dolores del Río as Belinha De Rezende
Gene Raymond as Roger Bond
Raul Roulien as Julio Rubeiro
Ginger Rogers as Honey Hale
Fred Astaire as Fred Ayres
Blanche Friderici as Elena De Rezende
Walter Walker as Senor De Rezende
Etta Moten as Colored Singer
Roy D'Arcy as One of the Three Greeks
Maurice Black as One of the Three Greeks
Armand Kaliz as One of the Three Greeks
Paul Porcasi as Mayor
Reginald Barlow as Banker
Eric Blore as Head Waiter
Luis Alberni as Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)