Hot Lips, Scat and the hypnotic shenanigan. Road to Rio is directed by Norman McLeod and written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose. It stars Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard and Frank Faylen. Music is by Robert Emmett and cinematography by Ernest Laszlo. Hope and Crosby star as two vaudevillians, who after setting a circus on fire, stow away on a liner bound for Brazil. Once there they…
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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.
Top Cast
Bing Crosby
Scat Sweeney
Bob Hope
Hot Lips Barton
Dorothy Lamour
Lucia Maria de Andrade
Gale Sondergaard
Catherine Vail
Frank Faylen
Trigger
Joseph Vitale
Tony
George Meeker
Sherman Mallory
Frank Puglia
Rodrigues
Nestor Paiva
Cardoso
Robert Barrat
Johnson
Stanley Andrews
Captain Harmon
Harry Woods
Ship's Purser
Herbert Wiere
Musician
Harry Wiere
Musician
Sylvester Wiere
Musician
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
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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…
When was Road to Rio released?
Road to Rio was released in 1947.
What genres does Road to Rio belong to?
Road to Rio is categorised as Comedy, Adventure, Music, Romance.
Who stars in Road to Rio?
The cast of Road to Rio includes Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Frank Faylen.