Flying Down to Rio

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!

1933•1h 29m•6.2/10

ComedyRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(70)

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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Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Reginald Barlow

Reginald Barlow

Banker

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Head Waiter

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Dancer (uncredited)

Leon Beaumon

Leon Beaumon

Yankee Clipper (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Eddie (uncredited)

Lucile Browne

Lucile Browne

Belinha's Friend (uncredited)

Ray Cooke

Banjo Player (uncredited)

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