Flying Down to Rio

1h 29m

6.2

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.

Cast

Dolores del Río

Belinha De Rezende

Blanche Friderici

Elena De Rezende

Senor De Rezende

One of the Three Greeks

One of the Three Greeks

One of the Three Greeks

Reginald Barlow

Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)

Don 'Red' Barry

Dancer (uncredited)

Yankee Clipper (uncredited)

Eddie (uncredited)

Belinha's Friend (uncredited)

Banjo Player (uncredited)

Messenger (uncredited)

Emilio Fernández

Dancer (uncredited)

Belinha's Friend (uncredited)

Singer (uncredited)

Yankee Clipper (uncredited)

Belinha's Friend (uncredited)

Singer (uncredited)

Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

Hammerstein (uncredited)

Hotel Atlântico Manager (uncredited)

Singer (uncredited)

Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Thornton Freeland

Erwin S. Gelsey

Story, Associate Producer

Director of Photography

Merian C. Cooper

Executive Producer

Walter Plunkett

Philip Faulkner Jr.

Sound Recordist

Vernon L. Walker

Vincent Youmans

Original Music Composer

Van Nest Polglase