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Flying Down to Rio

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.7K
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Flying Down to Rio (1933)
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  • Comedy
  • Musical
  • Romance
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
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3.7K
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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
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos1

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

    Photos63

    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 Rezendeas Belinha De Rezende
    Gene Raymond
    Gene Raymond
    • Roger Bondas Roger Bond
    Raul Roulien
    Raul Roulien
    • Julio Rubeiroas Julio Rubeiro
    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Honey Haleas Honey Hale
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Fred Ayresas Fred Ayres
    Blanche Friderici
    Blanche Friderici
    • Dona Elena De Rezendeas Dona Elena De Rezende
    Walter Walker
    • Senor De Rezendeas Senor De Rezende
    Etta Moten
    • The Colored Singeras The Colored Singer
    Roy D'Arcy
    Roy D'Arcy
    • One of the Three Greeksas One of the Three Greeks
    Maurice Black
    Maurice Black
    • One of the Three Greeksas One of the Three Greeks
    Armand Kaliz
    Armand Kaliz
    • One of the Three Greeksas One of the Three Greeks
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • The Mayoras The Mayor
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • The Bankeras The Banker
    Eric Blore
    Eric Blore
    • The Head Waiteras The Head Waiter
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Rio Casino Manageras Rio Casino Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Bernice Alstock
    • Singeras Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Rafael Alvir
      Chita Andrews
      • Check Girlas Check Girl
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Thornton Freeland
      • Writers
        • Cyril Hume(screen play)
        • H.W. Hanemann(screen play)
        • Erwin Gelsey(screen play)
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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

      Review
      Top review
      Fred and Ginger liven up a hackneyed plot
      This movie is typical of its time in the 'two guys and a girl' storyline, this time over the alluring Doleres del Rio (scarily, she looked much the same as this as Elvis Presley's mother in 'Flaming Star' years later). Gene Raymond plays the conniving bandleader who chases her from Miami to Rio, with an impromptu island stop en route.

      There are some nice touches (the ghostly 'consciences' of Raymond and del Rio for one, the back projection of orchids and palm trees showcasing her thoughts as her local hick boyfriend sings 'Orchids in the Moonlight') but of course the real interest of this movie is for two reasons - one, the clever and inventive acrobatic stuff with the girls tied to aeroplane wings etc over a new nightspot; and two, the first screen teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, who light up the movie with 'The Carioca'. Fred may have been far from a looker but there is no denying his talent and there was certainly ample chemistry with Rogers for the teaming to work. They'd go on to brighter and better things through the 30s, but this film is fun.
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      • Oct 4, 2003

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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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