Road to Rio (1947)

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod · 100 min · Comedy, Adventure, Music, Romance

16.5 TOPICAL score · #4,884 of 6,776 films

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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.

Road to Rio (1947, directed by Norman Z. McLeod) has a TOPICAL score of 16.5 - ranked 4,884 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (46 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 13 languages.

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• Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average
• AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (46 ratings)
• Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 13 languages
• Still read1,791 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Bing Crosby (actor #527), Bob Hope (actor #1,079), Dorothy Lamour (actor #1,925), Gale Sondergaard (actor #776)

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