Flying Down to Rio 90 years old

Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!

Flying Down to Rio

A dance band leader finds love and success in Brazil.

Credits

Flying Down to Rio Cast

Name Character
Fred Astaire He was 34, 88 years old when he died as Fred Ayres
Franklin Pangborn He was 44, 69 years old when he died as Hotel Manager Hammerstein (uncredited)
Emilio Fernández He was 29, 82 years old when he died as Dancer (uncredited)
Ginger Rogers She was 22, 83 years old when she died as Honey Hale
Gene Raymond He was 25, 89 years old when he died as Roger Bond
Lucile Browne She was 26, 69 years old when she died as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Movita He was 16, now 106 years old as Singer (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi He was 54, 67 years old when he died as Mayor
Clarence Muse He was 44, 89 years old when he died as Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)
Armand Kaliz He was 46, 53 years old when he died as Greek #3
Eric Blore He was 45, 71 years old when he died as Head Waiter
Roy D'Arcy He was 39, 75 years old when he died as Greek #1
Maurice Black He was 42, 47 years old when he died as Greek #2
Blanche Friderici She was 55, 55 years old when she died as Elena De Rezende
Luis Alberni He was 47, 76 years old when he died as Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
Gino Corrado He was 40, 89 years old when he died as Messenger (uncredited)
Eddie Borden He was 45, 67 years old when he died as Yankee Clipper Eddie (uncredited)
Betty Furness She was 17, 78 years old when she died as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Don Barry He was 21, 68 years old when he died as Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Kornman She was 17, 57 years old when she died as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Dolores del Río She was 28, 77 years old when she died as Belinha De Rezende
Ray Cooke He was 28, 58 years old when he died as Yankee Clipper Banjo Player (uncredited)
Alice Gentle She was 48, 72 years old when she died as Singer (uncredited)
Raul Roulien He was 28, 94 years old when he died as Júlio Rubeiro
Walter Walker He was 69, 83 years old when he died as Carlos De Rezende
Etta Moten She was 32, 102 years old when she died as Singer of the "Carioca" Number
Reginald Barlow He was 67, 77 years old when he died as Banker

Flying Down to Rio Crew

Name Department
Carroll Clark as Art Direction. He was 39 (74) years old when He died Art
Mel Berns as Makeup Artist. He was 36 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Van Nest Polglase as Art Direction. He was 35 (70) years old when He died Art
Walter Plunkett as Costume Design. He was 31 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Cyril Hume as Screenplay. He was 33 (66) years old when He died Writing
Ray Romero as Makeup Artist. He was 10 (83) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Thornton Freeland as Director. He was 35 (89) years old when He died Directing
Jack Kitchin as Editor. He was 32 (82) years old when He died Editing
J. Roy Hunt as Director of Photography. He was 49 (87) years old when He died Camera
Erwin S. Gelsey as Screenplay. He was 33 (88) years old when He died Writing
Hermes Pan as Choreographer. He was 24 (80) years old when He died Crew
Anne Caldwell as Theatre Play. She was 66 (69) years old when She died Writing
Irene as Costume Design. She was 33 (61) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
H.W. Hanemann as Screenplay. Writing
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Flying Down to Rio (90 years)

Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!

  • Release day: Friday, December 22, 1933
  • Runtime: 89 minutes