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Road to Rio
Road to Rio

Road to Rio

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

Genres

Comedy

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

25 December 1947

Country

United States of America

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

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Capt. Harmon

Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Ship's Purser

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Rolando Barrera

Rolando Barrera

Bellhop

Arthur Q. Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan

Mr. Stanton

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Ship's Barber

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Ship Lounge Extra

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Ship Lounge Extra

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Ship's Waiter

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Texas Posse Member

George Chandler

George Chandler

Ship's Steward

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