Flying Down to Rio

Dec 22, 1933

1h 29m

★ 6.2

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Flying Down to Rio Trailers

Cast

Belinha De Rezende

Dolores del Río

Roger Bond

Gene Raymond

Julio Rubeiro

Raul Roulien

Honey Hale

Ginger Rogers

Fred Ayres

Fred Astaire

Elena De Rezende

Blanche Friderici

Senor De Rezende

Walter Walker

Colored Singer

Etta Moten

One of the Three Greeks

Roy D'Arcy

One of the Three Greeks

Maurice Black

One of the Three Greeks

Armand Kaliz

Mayor

Paul Porcasi

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