Road to Rio
Road to Rio
Road to Rio
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1947
1h 40m
6.8(44 votes)
Comedy
Adventure
Music
Romance

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.

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Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Bing Crosby

Scat Sweeney

Bing Crosby
Acting

Bob Hope

Hot Lips Barton

Bob Hope
Acting

Dorothy Lamour

Lucia Maria de Andrade

Dorothy Lamour
Acting

Gale Sondergaard

Catherine Vail

Gale Sondergaard
Acting

Frank Faylen

Trigger

Frank Faylen
Acting

Joseph Vitale

Tony

Joseph Vitale
Acting

George Meeker

Sherman Mallory

George Meeker
Acting

Frank Puglia

Rodrigues

Frank Puglia
Acting

Nestor Paiva

Cardoso

Nestor Paiva
Acting

Robert Barrat

Johnson

Robert Barrat
Acting

Stanley Andrews

Captain Harmon

Stanley Andrews
Acting

Harry Woods

Ship's Purser

Harry Woods
Acting

Herbert Wiere

Musician

Herbert Wiere
Acting

Harry Wiere

Musician

Harry Wiere
Acting

Sylvester Wiere

Musician

Sylvester Wiere
Acting

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews
Acting

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews
Acting

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews
Acting

Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna
Acting

Zé Carioca

Carioca Boy

Zé Carioca
Acting

Nestor Amaral

Carioca Boy

No Image
Acting

Russo do Pandeiro

Carioca Boy

No Image
Acting

Russinho

Carioca Boy

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Sound

Laurindo Almeida

Carioca Boy

Laurindo Almeida
Production

Rolando Barrera

Bellhop (uncredited)

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Acting

Arthur Q. Bryan

Mr. Stanton (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan
Acting

Gino Corrado

Ship's Barber (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Acting

Franklyn Farnum

(uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Acting

Sam Harris

(uncredited)

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Acting

William H. O'Brien

Ship's Waiter (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Acting

Frank Ferguson

Texas Posse Member (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson
Acting

George Chandler

Ship's Steward (uncredited)

George Chandler
Acting

Rudolph Andrean

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Tor Johnson

The Great Samson (uncredited)

Tor Johnson

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