Rio (1939 film)
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| Directed by | John Brahm |
| Written by |
Stephen Morehouse Avery Aben Kandel Edwin Justus Mayer Frank Partos |
| Story by | Jean Negulesco |
| Starring |
Basil Rathbone Victor McLaglen |
| Music by |
Charles Previn Frank Skinner (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Philip Cahn |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rio is a 1939 American film directed by John Brahm, starring Basil Rathbone and Victor McLaglen.[1]
Plot
French financier Paul Reynard (Rathbone) is sentenced to a ten-year term in a South American penal colony for bank fraud. His wife Irene (Gurie) and Paul's faithful servant Dirk (McLaglen) travel to Rio de Janeiro to arrange for Paul's escape. But once she's landed in the Brazilian capital, Irene falls in love with American engineer Bill Gregory (Cummings). After his escape Paul realizes that he's lost his wife forever to a better man. Seeking revenge, he prepares to shoot Bill in cold blood, but Dirk intervenes and kills Reynard instead.
Cast
- Basil Rathbone as Paul Reynard
- Victor McLaglen as Dirk
- Sigrid Gurie as Irene Reynard
- Robert Cummings as Bill Gregory
- Leo Carrillo as Roberto
- Billy Gilbert as Manuelo
- Maurice Moscovitch as the old convict
- Samuel S. Hinds as Lamartine
- Irving Pichel as Rocco
- Irving Bacon as 'Mushy'
- Ferike Bores as Maria
References
- ↑ Rio at the American Film Institute Catalog.
External links
- Rio at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Rio at the Internet Movie Database
- Rio at AllMovie
- Rio at the TCM Movie Database
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