Story of movie Rio 1939 Film : Rio is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Basil Rathbone and Victor McLaglen.
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| Directed by | John Brahm |
| Screenplay by | Aben Kandel Edwin Justus Mayer Frank Partos Stephen Morehouse Avery |
| Story by | Jean Negulesco |
| Starring | Basil Rathbone Victor McLaglen |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Philip Cahn |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
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.
- 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 Boros as Maria (as Ferika Boras)
The film was to have starred Danielle Darrieux but her return from France was delayed so Sigrid Gurie was cast. Filming started 21 July 1939.
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