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| Dolores del Rio | ... | Belinha De Rezende (as Dolores Del Rio) | |
| Gene Raymond | ... | Roger Bond | |
| Raul Roulien | ... | Julio Ribeiro | |
| Ginger Rogers | ... | Honey Hale | |
| Fred Astaire | ... | Fred Ayres | |
| Blanche Friderici | ... | Doña Elena de Rezende | |
| Walter Walker | ... | Señor Carlos De Rezende | |
| Etta Moten | ... | The Carioca Singer | |
| Roy D'Arcy | ... | Member Greek Gambling Syndicate | |
| Maurice Black | ... | Member Greek Gambling Syndicate | |
| Armand Kaliz | ... | Member Greek Gambling Syndicate | |
| Paul Porcasi | ... | The Mayor | |
| Reginald Barlow | ... | Alfredo Vianna, The Banker | |
| Eric Blore | ... | Mr. Butterbass, Asst. Hotel Manager | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | Hammerstein - the Hotel Manager | |
| Luis Alberni | ... | Rio Casino Manager (uncredited) | |
| Rafael Alvir | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Alyce Ardell | ... | Maid (uncredited) | |
| Carmen Bailey | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Leon Beaumon | ... | Undetermined (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Boland | ... | Airplane mechanic (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Borden | ... | Eddie, Yankee Clipper (uncredited) | |
| Harry Bowen | ... | Airport Mechanic (uncredited) | |
| Sidney Bracey | ... | Rodrigues, the Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
| Mary Bracken | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| The Brazilian Turunas | ... | Musical Ensemble (uncredited) | |
| Lucile Browne | ... | Belinha's Friend (uncredited) | |
| Alex Chivra | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Helen Collins | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Ray Cooke | ... | Yankee Clipper Banjo Player (uncredited) | |
| Gino Corrado | ... | Messenger (uncredited) | |
| Sue Curtis | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Grace Davies | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Armand Delmar | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Amapola Del Vando | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Henry De Silva | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Joe Dominguez | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Juan Duval | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| John Eberts | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Celeste Edwards | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Betty Furness | ... | Belinha's Friend (uncredited) | |
| Vina Gale | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gargan | ... | Yankee Clipper (uncredited) | |
| Alice Gentle | ... | Singer, 'Carioca' number (uncredited) | |
| Jack Good | ... | Yankee Clipper (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Harding | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Pauline High | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Shep Houghton | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Grace Walston Jester | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Harvey Karels | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Mary Kornman | ... | Belinha's Friend (uncredited) | |
| Perc Launders | ... | Yankee Clipper (uncredited) | |
| Martha La Venture | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Wallace MacDonald | ... | Airplane Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Francisco Marán | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Helen McAllister | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Rex Moore | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Laura Morse | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Edmund Mortimer | ... | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | |
| Movita | ... | Singer, 'Carioca' number (uncredited) | |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Caddy in Haiti (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Nearing | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Manuel París | ... | Man at Aviator's Club (uncredited) | |
| Pedro Regas | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Jack Rice | ... | Yankee Clipper (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Riley | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Julian Rivero | ... | Antonio, Billboard Worker (uncredited) | |
| Adrian Rosley | ... | Hotel Atlantico Manager (uncredited) | |
| Audry Savage | ... | Dancer on wing (uncredited) | |
| Ruby jo Savage | ... | Dancer on wing (uncredited) | |
| Harry Semels | ... | Billboard Worker (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Sheldon | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Marla Shelton | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Mary Stewart | ... | Dancer / Singer (uncredited) | |
| Jerome Storm | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Tamblyn | ... | Yankee Clipper (uncredited) | |
| Carol Tevis | ... | Blindfolded Blonde (uncredited) | |
| Doris Toddings | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Alma Travers | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Joe Venuti | ... | Violinist in Orchestra (uncredited) | |
| Dick Webster | ... | Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Williams | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Howard Wilson | ... | Yankee Clipper (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Thornton Freeland | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Lou Brock | story | |
| Anne Caldwell | play | |
| Erwin S. Gelsey | writer (as Erwin Gelsey) | |
| H.W. Hanemann | writer | |
| Cyril Hume | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Lou Brock | .... | associate producer | |
| Merian C. Cooper | .... | executive producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| J. Roy Hunt | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jack Kitchin | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Carroll Clark | |||
| Van Nest Polglase | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Walter Plunkett | |||
| Irene | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mel Berns | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Philip Faulkner Jr. | .... | sound recordist (as P.J. Faulkner) | |
| George Marsh | .... | sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Don Jahraus | .... | miniatures | |
| Vernon L. Walker | .... | special effects (as Vern Walker) | |
| Harry Redmond Jr. | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Harry Redmond Sr. | .... | special effects supervisor (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Miehle | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Max Steiner | .... | musical director | |
| R.H. Bassett | .... | music arranger (uncredited) | |
| Bernhard Kaun | .... | music arranger (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Sharpe | .... | music arranger (uncredited) | |
| Murray Spivack | .... | music recordist (uncredited) | |
| Max Steiner | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Dave Gould | .... | dance director | |
| George Nichols Jr. | .... | associate director (as George Nicholls Jr.) | |
| Stanley Kramer | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth McGaffey | .... | research director (uncredited) | |
| Hermes Pan | .... | assistant dance director (uncredited) | |
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There was a golden age of cinema lasting only four or five years - from the end of the silent era to the beginning of the Hays Code, the severe censorship rules which sought to turn cinema from naughty to nice, but in actuality sapped them of their truth and energy.
`Flying Down to Rio' is a classic pre-Hayes code talkie, and its characters have a quality of frankness which endears them to modern audience far more than many later films, whose stilted, conservative quality is somewhat alienating. You'd be surprised at what they could get away with in those days - it would be forty years before a film could get away with a line like that spoken by a starlet of her South American rivals - `What have those girls got below the equator that we haven't got?'
The film, about a love triangle between a Brazilian woman and two members of a swing band, is of course famous for two things - the slightly surreal sequence in which showgirls ride a biplane down to Rio in Busby Berkley-esque formation, and the debut of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as a screen team. It's no wonder that audiences fell in love with the duo, whose `Carioca' is the highlight of the film.
They only made them like this for a little while - more's the shame!