Flying Down to Rio



Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film known for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, although Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond received top billing and the leading roles. A musical extravaganza staged in the clouds!

Dialogue

 * Fred Ayres: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. This is really good news. Rog has outdone himself.
 * Honey Hale: I'll bet he's broken both legs running after two women at the same time.
 * Fred Ayres: Well, I usually fly with you, don't I? Or, am I just a fly in the carburetor?


 * Fred Ayres: Well, I usually fly with you, don't I? Or, am I just a fly in the carburetor?
 * Roger Bond: Oh, well, I tell you, Freddy, old man, you see, it's this way: I met a friend, a very old friend who asked me as a very special favor, you know how it is, so, you'll have to fly down with the boys. You don't mind, do ya? See that they all have a dill pickle with their box lunch.


 * Yankee Clipper Banjo Player: Well, Roger's done it again.
 * Eddie - Yankee Clipper: Yeah and just as I was gettin' caught up in my alimony too.
 * Honey Hale: That Sir Galahad has gotten us kicked out of every job from Maine to Miami! I wonder where we go from here?


 * Belinha De Rezende: You know I'd never do anything to hurt Julio. Don't you? But, darling, may I have just a little fun, before I settle down and starting having those thousands of children?
 * Dona Elena De Rezende: Belinha!

Taglines

 * A musical extravaganza staged in the clouds!
 * Romance that soars on the wings of song
 * Romance that soars to the skies on the wings of song!
 * Musical romance staged in the clouds...
 * Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!

Cast

 * Dolores del Río as Belinha De Rezende
 * Gene Raymond as Roger Bond
 * Raul Roulien as Julio Ribeiro
 * Ginger Rogers as Honey Hale
 * Fred Astaire as Fred Ayres
 * Blanche Friderici as Doña Elena
 * Walter Walker as Belinha's father
 * Etta Moten as The Carioca Singer


 * Roy D'Arcy as Member Greek Gambling Syndicate
 * Maurice Black as Member Greek Gambling Syndicate
 * Armand Kaliz as Member Greek Gambling Syndicate
 * Paul Porcasi as The Mayor
 * Reginald Barlow as Alfredo Vianna (the banker)
 * Eric Blore as Mr. Butterbass, Assistant Hotel Manager
 * Franklin Pangborn as Hammerstein, Hotel Manager