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Ed Poor: A rich Brazilian two-times her fiance for a dance-band conductor. Notable for the first onscreen partnership of legendary dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

2010-05-10T16:34:10Z

A rich Brazilian two-times her fiance for a dance-band conductor. Notable for the first onscreen partnership of legendary dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Ed Poor: dancing

2010-05-10T15:29:57Z

dancing

Ed Poor: pre-code

2010-05-10T14:56:33Z

pre-code

Ed Poor: Fred Astaire

2010-05-10T14:46:45Z

Fred Astaire

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'''Flying Down to Rio''' (1931) is an early [[talkie]], made just 4 years after the first commercially successful sound movie (see "[[The Jazz Singer]]").
The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.
In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach. Each hopes for a romantic interlude.

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−	'''Flying Down to Rio''' (1931) is an early [[talkie]], made just 4 years after the first commercially successful sound movie (see "[[The Jazz Singer]]"). A rich Brazilian two-times her ~~fiance~~ for a dance-band conductor. Notable for the first onscreen partnership of legendary dancers [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]].	+	'''Flying Down to Rio''' (1931) is an early [[talkie]], made just 4 years after the first commercially successful sound movie (see "[[The Jazz Singer]]"). A rich Brazilian two-times her fiancé for a dance-band conductor. Notable for the first onscreen partnership of legendary dancers [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]].

	The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.		The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.

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 The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.
-In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach (actually, just a 5-minute walk from [[Port-au-Prince]] airport--see [[Haiti]]). Each hopes for a romantic interlude.
+In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach (actually, just a 5-minute walk from [[Port-au-Prince]] airport—see [[Haiti]]). Each hopes for a romantic interlude.
 Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician. He dances the Carioca, a form of [[ballroom dancing]] where the man and woman touch foreheads.

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 The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.
-In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach (actually, just a 5 minute walk from [[Port-au-Prince]] airport (see [[Haiti]]). Each hopes for a romantic interlude.
+In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach (actually, just a 5-minute walk from [[Port-au-Prince]] airport--see [[Haiti]]). Each hopes for a romantic interlude.
-Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician. He dances the Carioca, a form of of [[ballroom dancing]] where the man and woman touch foreheads.
+Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician. He dances the Carioca, a form of [[ballroom dancing]] where the man and woman touch foreheads.
 A [[Hays Code|pre-code]] film, it openly defies Christian morality, demeaned as the "stupid conventions" of society which block people from the love they really want.

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-'''Flying Down to Rio''' (1931) is an early [[talkie]], made just 4 years after the first commercially successful sound movie (see "[[The Jazz Singer]]").
+'''Flying Down to Rio''' (1931) is an early [[talkie]], made just 4 years after the first commercially successful sound movie (see "[[The Jazz Singer]]"). A rich Brazilian two-times her fiance for a dance-band conductor. Notable for the first onscreen partnership of legendary dancers [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]].
 The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.
 In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach (actually, just a 5 minute walk from [[Port-au-Prince]] airport (see [[Haiti]]). Each hopes for a romantic interlude.

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 '''Flying Down to Rio''' (1931) is an early [[talkie]], made just 4 years after the first commercially successful sound movie (see "[[The Jazz Singer]]").
 The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.
-In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach. Each hopes for a romantic interlude.
+In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach (actually, just a 5 minute walk from [[Port-au-Prince]] airport (see [[Haiti]]). Each hopes for a romantic interlude.
-Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician.
+Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician. He dances the Carioca, a form of of [[ballroom dancing]] where the man and woman touch foreheads.
 A [[Hays Code|pre-code]] film, it openly defies Christian morality, demeaned as the "stupid conventions" of society which block people from the love they really want.

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	Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician.		Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician.
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		+	A [[Hays Code\|pre-code]] film, it openly defies Christian morality, demeaned as the "stupid conventions" of society which block people from the love they really want.

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	The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.		The star actor, playing a poor dance-orchestra conductor, mugs for the camera - indicating an incomplete transition from [[silent film]]s.
	In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach. Each hopes for a romantic interlude.		In the simply plot, a wealthy Brazilian girl asks the conductor to dance with her, and the hotel manager fires the entire orchestra as punishment for crossing the barrier between guest and employee. The conductor gets work for the band in Rio de Janeiro and flies south with the girl (in a small plane which he pilots) while the rest of the band goes in a separate plane. The engine seems to have trouble, and they land on a convenient beach. Each hopes for a romantic interlude.
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		+	Much better acting comes from [[Fred Astaire]], playing the role of a musician.