Girl from Rio

"HER SMOLDERING KISSES SET THE MEN ON FIRE!"

Aug 7 1939 Approved 1h 2m
Action, Crime, Music

A newsman helps a Brazilian singer get her brother out of trouble in New York.

Plot

Marquita Romero, a South American singer in New York, is striving to secure the release of her brother, Carlos, who has been framed on an arson charge through the conniving of the owner of a night club whose sideline racket is collecting insurance on arson fires he has created. She is aided by Steven Ward, who with the help of an investigator for the insurance company, plans to get the evidence on the racketeer by having Marquita getting a job as a singer in the nightclub. She secures the needed proof in the form of a stamp collection in the gangster's safe that the insurance had been collected on. Meanwhile, the crook's jealous girlfriend has discovered Maquita's plan and has blown the whistle on her.

Written by

Milton Raison, John T. Neville

Directed by

Lambert Hillyer

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
90
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA