An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.
Directed by Thornton Freeland
dancing
airplane
love triangle
rio de janeiro
fiancé
pilot
orchestra
musical
tap dancing
beautiful woman
singing
black and white
band singer
showgirl
pre-code
biplane
bandleader
aerial stunts
dance band
forced landing
romantic triangle
dancing girls
Trailer
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3.2 / 5
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Cast
Dolores del Río
Belinha De Rezende
Gene Raymond
Roger Bond
Raul Roulien
Julio Rubeiro
Ginger Rogers
Honey Hale
Fred Astaire
Fred Ayres
Blanche Friderici
Elena De Rezende
Walter Walker
Senor De Rezende
Etta Moten
Colored Singer
Roy D'Arcy
One of the Three Greeks
Maurice Black
One of the Three Greeks
Armand Kaliz
One of the Three Greeks
Paul Porcasi
Mayor
Crew
Thornton Freeland
Director
Merian C. Cooper
Executive Producer
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Max Steiner
Music Director
Vernon L. Walker
Visual Effects
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Will Rigg
5.0★ · 10/04/25
Genuine pitch for this film:
“Ok, let’s get women in 1930s dance outfits and have them dance in plane wings with little safety and then let’s have it in Brazil and then let’s promote infeity and then let’s have cops dance and then…” so on
Genuine pitch for this film:
“Ok, let’s get women in 1930s dance outfits and have them dance in plane wings with little safety and then let’s have it in Brazil and then let’s promote infeity and then let’s have cops dance and then…” so on
Alice
4.0★ · 06/11/25
Proof I’ll watch anything if it has Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing beautifully together
Proof I’ll watch anything if it has Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing beautifully together
Rosie
6.0★ · 01/02/25
Why was everyone acting SO casual about all the plane stuff.
Why was everyone acting SO casual about all the plane stuff.
Jerssey Alas
5.0★ · 08/14/24
Why’d I look up to see Roger aggressively slapping Belinha’s ass repeatedly
Why’d I look up to see Roger aggressively slapping Belinha’s ass repeatedly
K
3.0★ · 03/30/17
What's the point of this movie? Is it to be super weird and random? Because if that's the case, this film was an immense success! The only good parts were Fred Astaire and/or Ginger Rogers dancing. Everything else could be left out for all I care.
What's the point of this movie? Is it to be super weird and random? Because if that's the case, this film was an immense success! The only good parts were Fred Astaire and/or Ginger Rogers dancing. Everything else could be left out for all I care.
