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Road to Rio

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Suave singer Scat Sweeney (Bing Crosby) and his partner, Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope), stow away on a ship leaving New Orleans for Rio de Janeiro. On board, Scat falls for the beautiful and wealthy Lucia Maria (Dorothy Lamour), whose guardian (Gale Sondergaard) is hypnotizing her into consenting to an arranged marriage to the scoundrel Sherman Mallory (George Meeker). In Rio, the trio pose as a Brazilian song-and-dance act in an attempt to outwit Lucia Maria's predators.

Critics Reviews

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/03/2021
3/4
One of the better entries in the Hope-Crosby franchise. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/15/2005
3/5
Jonathan R. Perry Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) 03/26/2005
3/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/22/2003
3/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 02/12/2003
5/5
Top-notch 'Road' movie with the trio in fine form. Go to Full Review
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 10/21/2002
3/5
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Audience Reviews

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09/15/2021 Hope and Crosby play two vaudevillians who entertain at a circus, and they are given extra money for Hope to ride a bicycle along a tightrope. Unfortunately Hope falls and accidentally sets the circus on fire, and the vaudevillians flee and stow away on board a ship bound for Brazil. En route, they encounter a suicidal woman being coerced into a marriage she doesn't want, and get involved. The movie does have a sinister story and frightening villains, but it has plenty of fun scenes of singing and dancing and clowning, with appearances by the Andrews sisters and the Weire Brothers. Fun entertainment for all. See more steve d 07/22/2020 One of the funniest in the series. See more 12/26/2015 Bing and Bob are in fine form in the fourth "Road" film; Dorothy Lamour is along for the trip, of course, and Crosby sings two good songs: "But Beautiful" and "You Don't Have to Know the Language"(with the Andrews Sisters). See more 08/24/2015 good 'road' adventure but not my fave of the road pix See more 03/03/2013 Quite dated but some good moments. See more 02/03/2013 This Road film follows two fugitive musicians played by Crosby and Hope as they end up in Rio. It has some bizarre moments but the "You're in the groove Jackson" scene is hilarious and it was especially memorable for some reason. This is another solid film in the series. See more Read all reviews
Road to Rio

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Movie Info

Synopsis Suave singer Scat Sweeney (Bing Crosby) and his partner, Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope), stow away on a ship leaving New Orleans for Rio de Janeiro. On board, Scat falls for the beautiful and wealthy Lucia Maria (Dorothy Lamour), whose guardian (Gale Sondergaard) is hypnotizing her into consenting to an arranged marriage to the scoundrel Sherman Mallory (George Meeker). In Rio, the trio pose as a Brazilian song-and-dance act in an attempt to outwit Lucia Maria's predators.
Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Producer
Daniel Dare
Screenwriter
Edmund Beloin, Jack Rose
Distributor
Brentwood Home Video, Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Bing Crosby Productions, Hope Enterprises
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 1947, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
May 14, 2013
Runtime
1h 40m