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Flying down to Rio

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Last broadcast on Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 19:30 on BBC Four (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Romantic musical about a bandleader and pilot who flies a girl to Rio to see her ailing father, but is annoyed to find when he gets there that he has competition for her affections. This was the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Dance numbers include the famous Carioca.

Credits

Belina deRezende
Dolores Rio
Fred Ayres
Fred Astaire
Honey Hale
Ginger Rogers
Roger Bond
Gene Raymond
Julio
Raul Roulien
Dona Elena
Blanche Frederici
Director
Thornton Freeland
Producer
Louis Brock
Writer
Cyril Hume
Writer
HW Hanemann
Writer
Erwin S. Gelsey

Broadcasts

  1. Wed 26 Dec 2007
    20:30
  2. Sun 1 Nov 2009
    19:30

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Duration

85 minutes

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