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 EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 75

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Dolores del Río
Belinha De Rezende
Gene Raymond
Roger Bond
Raul Roulien
Julio Rubeiro
Ginger Rogers
Honey Hale
Fred Astaire
Fred Ayres
Blanche Friderici
Elena De Rezende
Walter Walker
Senor De Rezende
Etta Moten
Colored Singer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thornton Freeland
Writers: Lou Brock, H.W. Hanemann, Cyril Hume
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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93 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thornton Freeland, shot by J. Roy Hunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vincent Youmans. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Kitchin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond and Raul Roulien carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thornton Freeland directs. J. Roy Hunt behind the camera. Vincent Youmans scores. Jack Kitchin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
293 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
4Directed by Thornton Freeland, shot by J. Roy Hunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vincent Youmans. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jack Kitchin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond and Raul Roulien carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!".
9IMDB entry: tt0024025 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 22 themes, including "dancing", "airplane", "love triangle", "rio de janeiro".