Road to Rio

Road to Rio

Road to Rio

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Road to Rio

"Take a New Year Cruise to Rio with the Screen's Top Laughter Trio!"

1947

1h 40m

6.8(43 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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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & Crew

25 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

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Robert Barrat

Johnson

Robert Barrat

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Stanley Andrews

Capt. Harmon

Stanley Andrews

Acting

Harry Woods

Ship's Purser

Harry Woods

Acting

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Acting

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Acting

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Production

Rolando Barrera

Bellhop

No Image

Acting

Arthur Q. Bryan

Mr. Stanton

Arthur Q. Bryan

Acting

Gino Corrado

Ship's Barber

Gino Corrado

Acting

Franklyn Farnum

Ship Lounge Extra

Franklyn Farnum

Acting

Sam Harris

Ship Lounge Extra

No Image

Acting

William H. O'Brien

Ship's Waiter

William H. O'Brien

Acting

Frank Ferguson

Texas Posse Member

Frank Ferguson

Acting

George Chandler

Ship's Steward

George Chandler

Acting

Rudolph Andrean

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Tor Johnson

The Great Samson (uncredited)

Tor Johnson

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