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Road to Rio

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1947 film by Norman Z. McLeod, Jack Rose

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6.8

Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, 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.

Released: 1947-12-25100 minDir: Norman Z. McLeodComedy, Adventure, Music, RomancePart of: Road to... Collection

Cast

  • Bing Crosby as Scat Sweeney
  • Bob Hope as Hot Lips Barton
  • Dorothy Lamour as Lucia Maria de Andrade
  • Gale Sondergaard as Catherine Vail
  • Frank Faylen as Trigger
  • Joseph Vitale as Tony

Themes

  • ship
  • rio de janeiro
  • musical
  • black and white
  • road movie
  • buddy comedy
  • adventure comedy

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

3,677 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

66/100

Year
1947
Runtime
100 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Rated
Approved
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Jack Rose
Screenwriter
Jack Rose
Cast member
Harry Woods
Producer
Jack Rose
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Cinematographer
Ernest Laszlo
Narrative location
Rio de Janeiro
Duration
100
FilmAffinity ID
286184
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1947-01-01
title
Road to Rio
distributed by
Netflix
costume designer
Edith Head
production designer
Hans Dreier
review score
100%
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