Flying Down to Rio
Original movie poster
Directed by	Thornton Freeland
Produced by	Merian C. Cooper Lou Brock
Written by	Erwin S. Gelsey H.W. Hanemann Cyril Hume
Starring	Dolores del Rio Gene Raymond Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers
Music by	Max Steiner
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Editing by	Jack Kitchin
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	December 29, 1933
Running time	89 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

Flying Down to Rio is a musical film made by RKO and released on December 29, 1933. Image File history File linksMetadata Flying_Down_To_Rio. ... Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA — April 21, 1973, San Diego, California, USA, died of cancer) was an American aviator, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer. ... Dolores Del Rio Dolores del Río (August 3, 1905 - April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress. ... Gene Raymond (August 13, 1908 - May 2, 1998) was a popular film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress, singer and dancer. ... Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (born May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; died December 28, 1971 in Hollywood, California) was an Austrian-American composer of music for theater production shows and films. ... The classic opening logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... The classic opening logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events British Film Institute founded. ...

The film was directed by Thornton Freeland and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Lou Brock. The screenplay was by Erwin S. Gelsey, H.W. Hanemann and Cyril Hume, based on a story by Lou Brock and a play by Anne Caldwell. The music was by Max Steiner. Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA — April 21, 1973, San Diego, California, USA, died of cancer) was an American aviator, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer. ... Anne Caldwell (August 30, 1867 - October 22, 1936), also known as Anne Caldwell ODea was a librettist and lyricist. ... Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (born May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; died December 28, 1971 in Hollywood, California) was an Austrian-American composer of music for theater production shows and films. ...

It starred Dolores del Rio and Gene Raymond, but is remembered today primarily for the teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, in relatively minor roles, who would go on to star in nine more films together. Their first dance together on film, "The Carioca", appears in this film. Dolores Del Rio Dolores del Río (August 3, 1905 - April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress. ... Gene Raymond (August 13, 1908 - May 2, 1998) was a popular film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress, singer and dancer. ...

The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn) for "La Carioca". Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Vincent Youmans (September 27, 1898 - April 5, 1946) was an American popular composer and Broadway producer. ... Edward Eliscu is a lyricist, playwright, producer and actor born on April 26, 1902 in New York City and died in Newtown, Connecticut on June 18, 1998. ... Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 - October 8, 1941) was a famous Jewish-German-American musician, songwriter and lyricist. ...

Plot summary

Astaire plays Fred Ayres, an accordion player and deputy leader of an orchestra led by successful songwriter Roger Bond (Raymond). Rogers plays Honey Hales, the singer with the orchestra. Whilst playing in a nightclub in Florida, the orchestra is fired when Bond, a matinee idol with a roving eye, flirts with a guest, a rich Brazilian girl who's engaged to be married and under the stern eye of her aunt/chaperone. For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation) This article is about the instrument as a whole. ...

The band manages to secure an engagement in Rio de Janeiro, where they become embroiled in the machinations of some shady businessmen who want to make sure that a new hotel does not open. The hotel, of course, does open and the orchestra leader marries his Brazilian girl. Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km² Population (2005)  - City 5,613,000 [1]  - Density 4,781/km²  - Metro 11,620,000 [2] Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Website: www. ...