Flying Down to Rio (1933)

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1h 29min
Comedy, Musical
29 Dec 1933 (USA)
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A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.

Director:

Thornton Freeland

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Still of Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933)

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	Dolores Del Río	...	Belinha De Rezende (as Dolores Del Rio)
	Gene Raymond	...	Roger Bond
	Raul Roulien	...	Julio Rubeiro
	Ginger Rogers	...	Honey Hale
	Fred Astaire	...	Fred Ayres
	Blanche Friderici	...	Dona Elena De Rezende
	Walter Walker	...	Senor De Rezende
	Etta Moten	...	The Colored Singer
	Roy D'Arcy	...	One of the Three Greeks
	Maurice Black	...	One of the Three Greeks
	Armand Kaliz	...	One of the Three Greeks
	Paul Porcasi	...	The Mayor
	Reginald Barlow	...	The Banker
	Eric Blore	...	The Head Waiter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Luis Alberni	...	Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
	Bernice Alstock	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Rafael Alvir	...	(uncredited)
	Chita Andrews	...	Check Girl (uncredited)
	Sam Appel	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Alyce Ardell	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Eddie Arden	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
	Leo Artigo	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Carmen Bailey	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Janet Barrett	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Muriel Barrett	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Don 'Red' Barry	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Leon Beaumon	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Norman Bennett	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Eddie Boland	...	Airplane Mechanic (uncredited)
	Eddie Borden	...	Eddie - Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Hal Borne	...	Pianist (uncredited)
	Harry Bowen	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Sidney Bracey	...	Rodrigues - the Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Mary Bracken	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	The Brazilian Turunas	...	Musical Ensemble (uncredited)
	Lucile Browne	...	Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
	Mary Burman	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Nina Campana	...	Mme. Borget-Damas (uncredited)
	Jean Carmen	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Harriet Castelo	...	Check Girl (uncredited)
	Cruz Castro	...	Lackey (uncredited)
	Bob Cautiero	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Chiquita	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Alex Chivra	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Helen Collins	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jean Connors	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Ray Cooke	...	Yankee Clipper Banjo Player (uncredited)
	Gino Corrado	...	Messenger (uncredited)
	Sue Curtis	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Henry Da Silva	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Grace Davies	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Wynne Davis	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Alphonse De Cruz	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Rhea De Shon	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Amapola Del Vando	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Armand Delmar	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Joe Dominguez	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Doreen Doyle	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Lola Durand	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Juan Duval	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	John Eberts	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Ruth Eddings	...	Blonde on Dance Floor (uncredited)
	Celeste Edwards	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Margaret Ehrlich	...	Girl on Airplane Wing (uncredited)
	Lalo Encinas	...	Lackey (uncredited)
	Marion Feducha	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
	Emilio Fernández	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bill Fisher	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Marcelle Force	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Thelma Freeman	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Betty Furness	...	Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
	Vina Gale	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jack Gargan	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Zumetta Garnett	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	William Gavin	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Charmayne Gaywood	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Alice Gentle	...	Carioca Singer (uncredited)
	Yvonne Gerard	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Yvonne Girrard	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Jack Goode	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Rita Gordon	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Jane Gumber	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Margaret Harding	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Theresa Harris	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Hazel Hayes	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Pauline High	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Ralph Hornbrook	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Grace Walston Jester	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Edna Mae Jones	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Eleanor Journey	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Harvey Karels	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Paul Karlesky	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Boyd King	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Mary Kornman	...	Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
	Martha La Venture	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Iris Lancaster	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Perc Launders	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Frank Lava	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Mildred Lehrman	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Mildred Lewis	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Wallace MacDonald	...	Airplane Pilot (uncredited)
	Frank Malatesta	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Nina Martell	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Francisco Marán	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Helen McAllister	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	George Mendoza	...	Attendant (uncredited)
	Ebba Mona	...	Chorine (uncredited)
	Rex Moore	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jose Moreno	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Laura Morse	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Edmund Mortimer	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Movita	...	Carioca Singer (uncredited)
	Clarence Muse	...	Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)
	James Natio	...	Lackey (uncredited)
	Margaret Nearing	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Felix Nelson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Ted Oviat	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
	Vasso Pan	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Franklin Pangborn	...	Hammerstein - the Hotel Manager (uncredited)
	Manuel París	...	Man at Aviator's Club (uncredited)
	A.J. Peters	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
	Ernesto Piedra	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Carlie Ramsdell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Patie Ramsdell	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Patti Ramsdell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Sylvia Reed	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Pedro Regas	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Helene Reynolds	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jack Rice	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Ruth Riley	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Julian Rivero	...	Antônio - Billboard Worker (uncredited)
	Gladyce Roberts	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Richard Robles	...	Lackey (uncredited)
	Sue Romaine	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Adrian Rosley	...	Hotel Atlântico Manager (uncredited)
	Andrew Roud	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Victor Sabini	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Audry Savage	...	Dancer on Wing (uncredited)
	Ruby Jo Savage	...	Dancer on Wing (uncredited)
	Harry Semels	...	Billboard Worker (uncredited)
	Barbara Sheldon	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Marla Shelton	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Carolynne Snowden	...	Dancer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Jean Stevens	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Mary Stewart	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jerome Storm	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bob Tail	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Eddie Tamblyn	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Carol Tevis	...	Blindfolded Blonde (uncredited)
	Connie Thomas	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Doris Toddings	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Alma Travers	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Lou Valenoi	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Joe Venuti	...	Violinist in Orchestra (uncredited)
	Rose Vespro	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Dick Webster	...	Band Member (uncredited)
	Douglas Williams	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Howard Wilson	...	Yankee Clipper (uncredited)
	Madeline Wilson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Marie Wilson	...	Hotel Hibuscus Maid (uncredited)
	Dorothy Young	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Thornton Freeland

Written by

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Cyril Hume	...	(screen play) &
H.W. Hanemann	...	(screen play) and
Erwin Gelsey	...	(screen play)

Anne Caldwell	...	(from a play by)

Lou Brock	...	(based on an original story by)

Adele Comandini	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Joseph Fields	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Thomas Lennon	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Fred Niblo Jr.	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Gilberto Souto	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Harvey F. Thew	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

H. Reynolds	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Lou Brock	...	associate producer
Merian C. Cooper	...	executive producer

Music by

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Vincent Youmans

Cinematography by

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J. Roy Hunt

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Editing by

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Jack Kitchin

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Art Direction by

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Carroll Clark
Van Nest Polglase

Set Decoration by

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Sydney Moore

Costume Design by

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Walter Plunkett	...	(costumes by)
Irene	...	(uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Ray Romero	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Tillie Starriett	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Bert Gilroy

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lou Brock	...	director: additional scenes (uncredited)
Harry D'Arcy	...	assistant director: additional scenes (uncredited)
Bert Gilroy	...	assistant director: additional scenes (uncredited)
Ben Holmes	...	third unit director (uncredited)
Edward Killy	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Ray Lissner	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Wallace MacDonald	...	assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Mark Sandrich	...	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Harry Cornbleth	...	props (uncredited)
Ernie Thompson	...	assistant propman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Philip Faulkner Jr.	...	recordist (as P.J. Faulkner)
George Marsh	...	sound cutter
Jack Beamish	...	assistant recordist (uncredited)
Bob Hess	...	boom operator (uncredited)
Paul F. Wiser	...	recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Donald Jahraus	...	miniatures (uncredited)
Harry Redmond Jr.	...	special effects (uncredited)
Harry Redmond Sr.	...	special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Phil Kellison	...	compositor: Phil told me
Vernon L. Walker	...	photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Lucien N. Andriot	...	photographer: second unit (uncredited)
Dick Deval	...	background photographer (uncredited)
Kent Fox	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Carl Lawrence	...	best boy (uncredited)
Art Losey	...	grip (uncredited)
John Miehle	...	still photographer (uncredited)
H.A. Shelton	...	assistant grip (uncredited)
Charles Stiner	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Albert Wetzel	...	second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ethel Beach	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Homer Watson	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

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Herb Hirst

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location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Edward Eliscu	...	lyrics by
Gus Kahn	...	lyrics by
Max Steiner	...	musical director
R.H. Bassett	...	music arranger (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun	...	music arranger (uncredited)
Eddie Sharpe	...	music arranger (uncredited)
Murray Spivack	...	music recordist (uncredited)
Max Steiner	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Gloria Gottschalk

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Dave Gould	...	dance director
George Nicholls Jr.	...	associate director
Earl Gordon	...	pilot (uncredited)
H.W. Hanemann	...	dialogue director (uncredited)
Stanley Kramer	...	production assistant (uncredited)
Garland Lincoln	...	pilot (uncredited)
J.D. Lockhart	...	stand-in: Gene Raymond (uncredited)
Elizabeth McGaffey	...	research director (uncredited)
Hermes Pan	...	assistant dance director (uncredited)
Josefina Ramos	...	stand-in: Dolores Del Rio (uncredited)
Jack Rand	...	pilot (uncredited)
Gilberto Souto	...	technician (uncredited)
Frank Tomick	...	pilot (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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RKO Radio Pictures (presents)

Distributors

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RKO Radio Pictures (1933) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Radio Picture)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1933) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
RKO Radio Pictures (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1934) (Australia) (theatrical)
Radio Pictures (1934) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Svea Film (II) (1935) (Sweden) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Films (1942) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
Atlantic Film (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
Chapel Distribution (2009) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
Odeon Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Turner Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Aviator and band leader Roger Bond is forever getting his group fired for flirting with the lady guests. When he falls for Brazilian beauty Belinha de Rezende it appears to be for real, even though she is already engaged. His Yankee Clippers band is hired to open the new Hotel Atlântico in Rio and Roger offers to fly Belinha part way home. After a mechanical breakdown and forced landing, Roger is confident and makes his move, but Belinha plays hard to get. She can't seem to decide between Roger and her fiance Júlio. When performing the airborne production number to mark the Hotel's opening, Júlio gets some intriguing ideas... Written by Gary Jackson Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	airplane nightclub american-abroad city-name-in-title love See All (61) »
Taglines	A musical extravaganza staged in the clouds! See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:G Belgium:KNT/ENA Brazil:Livre Canada:G (Quebec) France:Tous publics Germany:0 Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:14 Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:U (tv rating) United Kingdom:U (video rating) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:TV-G (TV rating)

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Also Known As	Carioca (France) Volant cap a Río de Janeiro (Spain, Catalan title) Volando hacia Río de Janeiro (Spain) Carioca (Netherlands) Полет в Рио (Soviet Union, Russian title) See more »
Runtime	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English Portuguese
Color	Black and White (tinted)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Victor System)
Filming Locations	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See more »

Box Office

Budget	$462,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$3,368,100

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Standing outside a bakery shop in Rio, Ginger Rogers asks, "Oh, Freddie, how do you ask for little tarts in Portuguese?" Fred Astaire replies, "Don't heckle me, try the Culbertson System." This pre-Code, double entendre joke would have been funny to Depression-era audiences, for whom bridge was a common pastime. Ely Culbertson was a champion bridge player and worldwide celebrity, who had won several international tournaments by developing a rather aggressive bidding system. He was also notorious for his sexual exploits. His 1940 autobiography was banned in many countries. In the 1930s, the word "tart" was equivalent to "slut" or "whore". Also, in the opening inspection of hotel staff, the boss sees a maid whose shoe heels are oddly beveled and says he will not tolerate that sort of thing. A "round-heeled woman" was 1930s slang for a prostitute, a woman who could tilt easily from standing to being on her back. See more »
Goofs	From the height they were flying, most of the "dance" routines of the young women on the plane wings would not be visible to people on the ground. While true, this observation is not a Goof. The purpose of the event likely was more for advertising or Newsreel value, or even simply "bragging rights". See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Fabulous Musicals (1963). See more »
Soundtracks	Music Makes Me See more »
Quotes	Belinha's Friend: What have these South Americans got below the equator that we haven't? See more »

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