Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

1933
1h 29m
6.2

6.2/10

70 votes • View on IMDb

"Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Quick Facts

Release Date December 22, 1933
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0024025

Cast

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

Key Crew

Thornton Freeland
Director
Cyril Hume
Screenplay
H.W. Hanemann
Screenplay
Erwin S. Gelsey
Screenplay
Merian C. Cooper
Executive Producer