Road to Rio
Take a New Year Cruise to Rio with the Screen's Top Laughter Trio!
1947 | 100m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Norman Z. McLeod |
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| Writer: | Jack Rose, Edmund Beloin |
| Staring: |
| Scat Sweeney, and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away on board a Rio bound ship, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them over to the ship's captain. When they find out that she has been hypnotized, to go through a marriage of convenience, when the ship reaches Rio, the boys turn up at the ceremony, in order to stop the wedding, and to help catch the crooks. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1947 |
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| Director: | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Writer: | Jack Rose, Edmund Beloin |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | rio de janeiro, musical, road movie |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Bing Crosby Productions, Hope Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bing Crosby | Scat Sweeney |
| Bob Hope | Hot Lips Barton |
| Dorothy Lamour | Lucia Maria de Andrade |
| Gale Sondergaard | Catherine Vail |
| Frank Faylen | Trigger |
| Joseph Vitale | Tony |
| George Meeker | Sherman Mallory |
| Frank Puglia | Rodrigues |
| Nestor Paiva | Cardoso |
| Robert Barrat | Johnson |
| Stanley Andrews | Capt. Harmon |
| Harry Woods | Ship's Purser |
| Laverne Andrews | Laverne Andrews |
| Maxene Andrews | Maxene Andrews |
| Patty Andrews | Patty Andrews |
| Rolando Barrera | Bellhop |
| Arthur Q. Bryan | Mr. Stanton |
| Gino Corrado | Ship's Barber |
| Franklyn Farnum | Ship Lounge Extra |
| Sam Harris | Ship Lounge Extra |
| William H. O'Brien | Ship's Waiter |
| Frank Ferguson | Texas Posse Member |
| George Chandler | Ship's Steward |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Jack Rose | Writer |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Edmund Beloin | Writer |
| Robert Emmett Dolan | Original Music Composer |
| Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Oscar Rudolph | Assistant Director |
| Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Paul K. Lerpae | Special Effects |
| Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Daniel Dare | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
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Hot Lips, Scat and the hypnotic shenanigan. Road to Rio is directed by Norman McLeod and written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose. It stars Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard and Frank Faylen. Music is by Robert Emmett and cinematography by Ernest Laszlo. Hope and Crosby s ... tar as two vaudevillians, who after setting a circus on fire, stow away on a liner bound for Brazil. Once there they encounter a distressed woman (Lamour) who is being coerced into an unwanted marriage by her scheming guardian. The fifth in the hugely popular "Road To" series of films, Rio follows the same trajectory as before. For fans such as myself this is OK, other film fans venturing in for a first time look may be a bit bemused by it all. In fairness this one does have a solid story at its core, with hypnotism the dastardly weapon of choice, while McLeod neatly blends the comedy and musical numbers and keeps the pace brisk. Hope gets some well written topical gags to deliver and Crosby croons whilst also getting to do a number with The Andrews Sisters. In support the wonderful Sondergaard turns in another one of her memorable villainess performances, and The Wiere Brothers form part of the narrative to produce great comedic results. With a blazing first quarter, a jovial middle section and a genuinely hilarious finale, Road to Rio achieves everything a "Road To" fan could wish for. 7.5/10