Flying down to rio, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case, subtitled, musicals theatrical, 888574474799. Flying down to rio was made in 1933 at the height of the depression. This film reached theaters in 1933, and was a huge success. By the time flying down to rio, his second film and first real breakthrough, opened in 1933, astaire, along with his sister adele, had already been hailed as a sensation of the new york and london stages.
Hanemann, cyril hume from a play by anne caldwell produced by merian c. You can watch flying down to rio online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Watch flying down to rio full movie in hd visit movie 28293 a dance band leader finds love and success in brazil. A dance band leader finds love and success in brazil. Flying down to rio 1933 wikimedia commons while rogers and astaire werent the topbilled actors in this film, it was the first one that the dynamic duo was paired up for. With dolores del rio, gene raymond, raul roulien, ginger rogers. Carioca 22 flying down to rio 1933 film comedymusical. Historically important as the first pairing of fred astaire and ginger rogers, theres not much to recommend this film other than a few oustanding dance sequences. Flying down to rio, thornton freeland, 1933 aerial show.
On her way by automobile to attend a christmas service at general grant national park with her stage manager husband, donald campbell, she died of a heart attack just after they reached visalia, california. The main point of flying down to rio is the screen promise of fred astaire. He played fred ayres, the accordionist in the band, while dorothy jordan was supposed to play opposite him as. Guarda carioca 22 flying down to rio 1933 film comedymusical colorized ita fred astaire ginger rogers bellerofonte su dailymotion. This movie was the first one they were paired up to do although each had been in earlier films. First movie to pair ginger rogers and fred astaire. The songs in the film were written by vincent youmans music, gus kahn and edward eliscu lyrics, with. Flying down to rio 1933 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Flying down to rio 1933 u 12291933 us comedy, music, romance 1h 29m user score. The backstory of flying down to rio guide to retro.
Watch flying down to rio online stream full movie directv. Rio was released at the height of the depression but was full of glitz. S carioca e il titolo dato alla versione italiana del film. The first astairerogers musical, although they are relegated to supporting status behind del rio and raymond. Starring dolores del rio, gene raymond, raul roulien. There was a bunch of escapist musicals produced during those years and fred astaire and ginger rogers were a big part of that era. There is a memorable number involving chorus girls dancing on. Flying down to rio is a 1933 american precode rko musical film noted for being the first screen pairing of fred astaire and ginger rogers, although dolores del rio and gene raymond received top billing and the leading roles. Invading your partners space like this pushes, interferes, gets in the way, and throws us off balance. Flying down to rio is a 1933 romanticcomedy musical directed by thornton freeland. Still, it was enough to make them stars and a team that epitomizes the height of american musical films.
The asheville film society will screen flying down to rio tuesday, feb. The 1933 film flying down to rio is most famous for the first pairing of ginger rogers and fred astaire. Flying down to rio 1933 fort apache 1948 3 godfathers 1948 mighty joe young 1949. The topbilled stars in the extravagant rko musical flying down to rio are dolores del rio and gene raymond.
Change partners reprise carefree end titles 16 side a. Flying down to rio is built to cash in on the berkeley films successes, filled with elaborate routines and a fantastical atmosphere, but the movie features one unusually potent ingredient that would come to dominate musicals for decades after. Someone mentioned the freespiritedness of it all, and its so true. Her wiseacre brass proved a perfect foil for his droll elegance, and. Her last film role was as a motel owners wife in it happened one night 1934. This film, containing the first of many fred astaire ginger rogers. Together with king kong, flying down to rio saved the fledgling rko radio studios from bankruptcy in 1933. Among the featured players are franklin pangborn and eric blore. A oncemust, as a good example of deft, detailed handling of early musical comedy in this case by littleknown director thornton freeland, and for its creative visual sense and snappy numbers. It featured lots of seethrough dresses, skirts and blouses in a number of production numbers or dance sequences. The copacabana palace enjoyed 40 years of been the most soughtafter hotel in copacabana among the international jetsetters and became synonymous with luxury and highsociety. Roy hunt art direction carroll clark, van nest polglase film editor jack kitchin written by lou brock, erwin gelsey, h.
Hanemann, erwin gelsey, based on the play by anne caldwell and an original story by lou brock. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1933 movies 1933. The university of houston s college of engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. Against the backdrop of latin america and its mentality, the air is heavy but the spirits are highpeople dancing very closely, occasionally a guy even gets a slap in the. Dolores del rio, gene raymond, raul roulien, fred astaire, ginger rogers. Ginger rogers and fred astaires 10 films ranked by how. One response to flying down to rio 1933 david csontos, on december 16th, 2012 at 3. Q in the 1933 movie flying down to rio, starring fred astaire and ginger rogers, were those planes with all the chorus girls on the wings in the. Flying down to rio is a precode film, and is full of seethrough dresses, skirts, and blouses, items that all went in the closet after 1934 and stayed there for a good 30 years. Even allowing for both the spectacular finale, in which a bevy of scantily clad showgirls perform on the wings of flying biplanes, and the impressive carioca number, flying down to rio wouldnt be remembered half as much as it is if it didnt mark the first screen pairing of iconic dancing duo fred astaire broadway melody of 1940, youll never get rich and ginger rogers roberta, roxie. See the full list of flying down to rio cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Media in category flying down to rio film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Flying down to rio is a 1933 american precode rko musical film noted for being the first screen pairing of fred astaire and ginger rogers, although dolores del rio and gene raymond received top.
The hotel was built in 1923 and featured in the 1933 film flying down to rio that starred fred astaire and ginger rogers. Instead, we should try to orient our upper body back, to the left, and away from. An aviator and band leader who is always getting his group fired for his flirtatious behavior with the female guests soon finds himself falling for an engaged woman. The film was a smash everywhere it played, encouraging the studio to concoct future teamings of those two stalwart supporting players fred astaire and ginger rogers. I really shouldnt label this an astaire film because dolores del rio and gene raymond. Hes distinctly likeable on the screen, the mike is kind to his voice and as a dancer he remains in a class by himself. Flying down to rio is a 1933 american precode rko musical film noted for being the first screen pairing of fred astaire and ginger rogers, although dolores. Marvilliosa coreografia aerea figliata da linwood g. After a debut in dancing lady 1933 with joan crawford, fred was cast as the second male lead in rkos flying down to rio 1933, a vehicle for delores del rio. Flying down to rio, a film whose strength lies more in the mood than in the story, has a certain glow about it, and it still feels very fresh and modern. Ginger rogers, gene raymond, dolores del rio, center.
The film was graced with a fine score by vincent youmans that included, besides the title number and the carioca, orchids in the moonlight with astaire and delores del rio walking through a lackluster tango that could have been telephoned in and the title number, performed on the wings of airplanes by a bevy of chorus girls for the. Filmstruck brings you the best indie, foreign, cult, classic, silent and hardtofind films and is the exclusive. This zesty, zingy precode fun machine was designed as a vehicle for haute leading lady dolores del rio and towheaded gene raymondbut it was fourth and fifthbilled ginger rogers and fred astaire who ran away with the show. The slim story revolves around singer del rios two suitors and receives a splendid, art deco production. Flying down to rio movie posters from movie poster shop. In it, we first saw fred astaire and ginger rogers together. Along the way, ayers and singer honey hale ginger rogers stage marvelous dance numbers and conspire to make sure the shows go on. Well show them a thing or three, honey hale ginger rogers.
Read the full synopsis of flying down to rio, 1933, directed by thornton freeland, with dolores del rio, gene raymond, raul roulien, at turner classic movies. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. Invention of dolores del rio university of minnesota press, 2000 full text. Flying down to rio 1933 official trailer dolores del rio, gene raymond movie hd by movieclips classic trailers.
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