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Flying Down to Rio

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.7K
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POPULARITY
25,186
10,704
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
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ComedyMusicalRomance
A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
25,186
10,704
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    • Director
      • Thornton Freeland
    • Writers
      • Cyril Hume(screen play)
      • H.W. Hanemann(screen play)
      • Erwin Gelsey(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Dolores del Rio
      • Gene Raymond
      • Raul Roulien
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Thornton Freeland
    • Writers
      • Cyril Hume(screen play)
      • H.W. Hanemann(screen play)
      • Erwin Gelsey(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Dolores del Rio
      • Gene Raymond
      • Raul Roulien
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos1

    Flying Down to Rio
    Trailer 1:29
    Flying Down to Rio

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    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Paul Karlesky in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Paul Karlesky in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Raymond, and Raul Roulien in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Raymond in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Raymond in Flying Down to Rio (1933)

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    Dolores del Rio
    Dolores del Rio
    • Belinha De Rezende
    • (as Dolores Del Rio)
    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
    • Dona Elena De Rezende
    Walter Walker
    • Senor De Rezende
    Etta Moten
    • The 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
    • The Mayor
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • The Banker
    Eric Blore
    Eric Blore
    • The Head Waiter
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Rio Casino Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Bernice Alstock
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Rafael Alvir
      Chita Andrews
      • Check Girl
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Thornton Freeland
      • Writers
        • Cyril Hume(screen play)
        • H.W. Hanemann(screen play)
        • Erwin Gelsey(screen play)
      • All cast & crew
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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 for contract bridge. He was also notorious for his sexual exploits. His 1940 autobiography would be banned in many countries. In the 1930's, 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 from standing to on her back with ease.
      • Goofs
        Just after the flying sequence with the wing dancers there is a scene with characters sat on the terrace. The back projected image is to the wrong scale resulting in someone with an enormous head being next to the parapet.
      • Quotes

        Belinha's Friend: What have these South Americans got below the equator that we haven't?

      • Connections
        Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Fabulous Musicals (1963)
      • Soundtracks
        Music Makes Me
        (1933) (uncredited)

        Music by Vincent Youmans

        Lyrics by Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu

        Performed by Ginger Rogers

      User reviews72

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      Top review
      8/10
      Historical For More Than One Reason
      I gave this "Fred Astaire" comedy-romance-musical higher marks than normal because the romance, usually the sappy part of the Astaire films, doesn't dominate as it does most of his movies.

      As usual, there are a number of interesting dance scenes including a spectacular Busby Berkeley-type production on the wings of airplanes. That scene has to be seen to be believed, not just for the uniqueness of it but for the bra-less women pictured! Yikes, it's not something you expect to see with a classic film - and you wouldn't see for another 35 years. It's pretty amazing.

      I really shouldn't label this an "Astaire film " because Dolores Del Rio and Gene Raymond are the two stars. Astaire is a close third. Raul Roulien would be next while Ginger Rogers just has a small role.....but it IS noteworthy for being the first time all of us saw the famous Astaire-Rogers pairing.

      The comedy in this film also is pretty good. The best parts of the film are the beginning and end. The fadeout segways in here reminded of silent films, which weren't that long removed from this.
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      5
      • ccthemovieman-1
      • Nov 24, 2005

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 29, 1933 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • Portuguese
      • Also known as
        • Karyoka
      • Filming locations
        • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
      • Production company
        • RKO Radio Pictures
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      • Budget
        • $462,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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