Movie · 1933
Flying Down to Rio
Released 22 December 1933 More from 1933 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.
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How old were they?
Blanche Friderici
as Elena De Rezende
Luis Alberni
as Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
Eric Blore
as Head Waiter
Franklin Pangborn
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
Fred Astaire
as Fred Ayres
Dolores del Río
as Belinha De Rezende
Lucile Browne
as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
Betty Furness
as Belinha's Friend (uncredited)
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The numbers
43years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Blanche Friderici — oldest on the call sheet
17Betty Furness — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast