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6.8/10
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Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Herbert Wiere
- One of the Wiere Brothers)
- (as The Wiere Brothers)
Harry Wiere
- One of the Wiere Brothers
- (as The Wiere Brothers)
Sylvester Wiere
- One of the Wiere Brothers
- (as The Wiere Brothers)
Patty Andrews
- Patty
- (as The Andrews Sisters)
Maxene Andrews
- Maxene Andrews
- (as The Andrews Sisters)
Laverne Andrews
- Laverne Andrews
- (as The Andrews Sisters)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the meat freezer scene there is a large side of meat labeled "Crosby Grade A Stables." Bing Crosby owned a stable of race horses that famously performed poorly.
- GoofsWhile Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope) is preparing for, and performing, his high-wire bicycle act, the ball on the right end of his balancing-bar disappears and reappears several times.
- Quotes
Hot Lips Barton: [to his trumpet] You happy little Grable bait!
- Crazy creditsOpening credits begin with the names of the stars (and their legs) doing a dance, with the rest of the credits swaying in time with the music.
- ConnectionsEdited into Moments in Music (1950)
- SoundtracksYou Don't Have to Know the Language
Written by Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
Performed by Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters
Featured review
2nd-level "Road" is still pretty good
It's said the difference between drama and comedy is timing, and Rio tends to run about halfway in-between. In a theater full of people, it probably still works out just fine, but next to the other "Road" films, Rio doesn't have quite the same comedic snap. It isn't bad, just not done quite as zippy.
Paradoxically, Rio seems to have better acting: Gale Sondergaard is a great villain, Tor Johnson has a brief role, and Dorothy Lamour still fully charms us with her role (no mean feat, since she's supposed to be in a hypnotized daze much of the time). Sondergaard is pulled down by a couple of support actors who don't engage our sympathies or memories much. And if the story seems a little thin sometimes, well, it is.
But! Rio is still as good as any other Road film in terms of song-and-dance numbers. Of course the main attraction is Hope and Crosby, even when their relationship seems like it might be wearing thin (it wasn't, as "Road to Bali" proved the following year). Both have some outstanding moments -- Crosby's song with The Andrews Sisters would have to be on his personal highlights reel, and Hope is quite memorable in a Carmen Miranda getup.
Overall a just-decent picture with strong stars doing good performances. Worth checking out.
Paradoxically, Rio seems to have better acting: Gale Sondergaard is a great villain, Tor Johnson has a brief role, and Dorothy Lamour still fully charms us with her role (no mean feat, since she's supposed to be in a hypnotized daze much of the time). Sondergaard is pulled down by a couple of support actors who don't engage our sympathies or memories much. And if the story seems a little thin sometimes, well, it is.
But! Rio is still as good as any other Road film in terms of song-and-dance numbers. Of course the main attraction is Hope and Crosby, even when their relationship seems like it might be wearing thin (it wasn't, as "Road to Bali" proved the following year). Both have some outstanding moments -- Crosby's song with The Andrews Sisters would have to be on his personal highlights reel, and Hope is quite memorable in a Carmen Miranda getup.
Overall a just-decent picture with strong stars doing good performances. Worth checking out.
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- skinnybert
- May 17, 2019
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- Also known as
- Der Weg nach Rio
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- Gross US & Canada
- $4,500,000
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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