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Road to Rio

Road to Rio

Take a New Year Cruise to Rio with the Screen's Top Laughter Trio!

19476.81h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Written by Jack Rose, Edmund Beloin
Produced by Daniel Dare
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Top Cast

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Scat Sweeney

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Hot Lips Barton

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Lucia Maria de Andrade

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Catherine Vail

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Trigger

Joseph Vitale

Joseph Vitale

Tony

George Meeker

George Meeker

Sherman Mallory

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Rodrigues

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Cardoso

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Johnson

Themes & Keywords

shiprio de janeiromusicalblack and whiteroad moviebuddy comedyadventure comedy

About Road to Rio

Road to Rio is a comedy, adventure, music, romance film released in 1947 exploring themes of ship, rio de janeiro, musical, black and white, road movie, buddy comedy. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, it stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour. 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.

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