Road to Rio (1947)
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.
What is Road to Rio about?
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. Road to Rio is a Comedy, Adventure, Music, Romance movie, released on 1947-12-25, runtime 100 minutes.
Is Road to Rio worth watching?
TMDB users rate Road to Rio 6.8 out of 10 from 47 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Cast
- Bing Crosby as Scat Sweeney
- Bob Hope as Hot Lips Barton
- Dorothy Lamour as Lucia Maria de Andrade
- Gale Sondergaard as Catherine Vail
- Frank Faylen as Trigger
- Joseph Vitale as Tony
- George Meeker as Sherman Mallory
- Frank Puglia as Rodrigues
- Nestor Paiva as Cardoso
- Robert Barrat as Johnson
- Stanley Andrews as Captain Harmon
- Harry Woods as Ship's Purser
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Sources
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