The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic72/100
75 audience votes
Key crew
- Cyril HumeScreenplay
- H.W. HanemannScreenplay
- Thornton FreelandDirector
- Erwin S. GelseyScreenplay
- Vincent YoumansOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dolores del RíoBelinha De Rezende
- Gene RaymondRoger Bond
- Raul RoulienJulio Rubeiro
- Ginger RogersHoney Hale
- Fred AstaireFred Ayres
- Blanche FridericiElena De Rezende
- Walter WalkerSenor De Rezende
- Etta MotenColored Singer
- Roy D'ArcyOne of the Three Greeks
- Maurice BlackOne of the Three Greeks
- Armand KalizOne of the Three Greeks
- Paul PorcasiMayor
Stills
Themes
dancingairplanelove trianglerio de janeirofiancépilotorchestramusicaltap dancingbeautiful womansingingblack and white