Flying Down to Rio

"Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!"

Dec 29 1933 Passed 1h 29m
Comedy, Musical, Romance

A dance band leader finds love and success in Brazil.

Plot

Aviator and band leader Roger Bond is forever getting his group fired for flirting with the lady guests. When he falls for Brazilian beauty Belinha de Rezende it appears to be for real, even though she is already engaged. His Yankee Clippers band is hired to open the new Hotel Atlântico in Rio and Roger offers to fly Belinha part way home. After a mechanical breakdown and forced landing, Roger is confident and makes his move, but Belinha plays hard to get. She can't seem to decide between Roger and her fiance Júlio. When performing the airborne production number to mark the Hotel's opening, Júlio gets some intriguing ideas...

Written by

Cyril Hume, H.W. Hanemann, Erwin Gelsey

Directed by

Thornton Freeland

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

Português, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
4,168
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA