Road to Rio - 1947

Scat Sweeney, and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away on board a Rio bound ship, 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.

100min
1947
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Bing Crosby profile pictureBing CrosbyScat Sweeney
Bob Hope profile pictureBob HopeHot Lips Barton
Dorothy Lamour profile pictureDorothy LamourLucia Maria de Andrade
Gale Sondergaard profile pictureGale SondergaardCatherine Vail
George Meeker profile pictureGeorge MeekerSherman Mallory
Frank Puglia profile pictureFrank PugliaRodrigues
Stanley Andrews profile pictureStanley AndrewsCapt. Harmon
Harry Woods profile pictureHarry WoodsShip's Purser
Laverne Andrews profile pictureLaverne AndrewsLaverne Andrews
Maxene Andrews profile pictureMaxene AndrewsMaxene Andrews
Patty Andrews profile picturePatty AndrewsPatty Andrews
Arthur Q. Bryan profile pictureArthur Q. BryanMr. Stanton
Gino Corrado profile pictureGino CorradoShip's Barber
Franklyn Farnum profile pictureFranklyn FarnumShip Lounge Extra
William H. O'Brien profile pictureWilliam H. O'BrienShip's Waiter
Frank Ferguson profile pictureFrank FergusonTexas Posse Member
George Chandler profile pictureGeorge ChandlerShip's Steward

About Road to Rio

Road to Rio Overview

Scat Sweeney, and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away on board a Rio bound ship, 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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 100min

Extra details

Original Title: Road to Rio
Original Language: English
Directed By: Norman Z. McLeod
Production Companies
Hope EnterprisesParamountBing Crosby Productions