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Road to Rio

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Musical comedy. A pair of performing musicians accidentally set fire to a circus and flee from the police by boarding a luxury liner bound for Rio. Once on board, they meet an intriguing young woman with a tendency for rapid personality changes, and soon discover that she is being hypnotised by her wicked aunt in order to marry a man she does not love. Show less

Contributors

'Scat' Sweeney:
Bing Crosby
'Hot Lips' Barton:
Bob Hope
Lucia Maria de Andrade:
Dorothy Lamour
Catherine Vail:
Gale Sondergaard
Harry/Trigger:
Frank Faylen

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