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Flying down to Rio

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their first screen partnership. Belina's uncle has been prohibited from having a floor show at his lavish hotel because of a Rio de Janeiro city ordinance. But the day is saved by staging a climactic Flying Down to Rio number thousands of feet in the air. Show less

Contributors

Belina deRezende:
Dolores del Rio
Fred Ayres:
Fred Astaire
Honey Hale:
Ginger Rogers
Roger Bond:
Gene Raymond
Dona Elena de Rezende:
Blanche Friderici
Senor Carlos de Rezende:
Walter Walker
The Carioca Singer:
Etta Moten
The Mayor:
Paul Porcasi
Alfredo Vianna, the Banker:
Reginald Barlow
Mr Butterbass:
Eric Blore
Producer:
Louis Brock
Writer:
Cyril Hume

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