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Nancy Goes to Rio
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| Nancy Goes to Rio | |
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 Original Spanish film poster |
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| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Written by | Sidney Sheldon Story: Ralph Block Frederick Kohner Jane Hall |
| Starring | Jane Powell Ann Sothern Barry Sullivan Carmen Miranda Louis Calhern Scotty Beckett. |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) |  10 March 1950 |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Nancy Goes to Rio is an 1950 MGM musical film. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, based on a story by Ralph Block, Frederick Kohner and Jane Hall. The cinematography was by Ray June, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and the costume design by Helen Rose. The music was directed and supervised by George Stoll and includes compositions by George and Ira Gershwin, Giacomo Puccini, Jack Norworth and Stoll.
The film stars Ann Sothern, Jane Powell, Barry Sullivan, Carmen Miranda, Louis Calhern and Scotty Beckett.
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The film is a remake of the Deanna Durbin vehicle It's a Date (1940) which co-starred Kay Francis and Walter Pidgeon, had the same producer and was based on the same story.
This film features some delightful numbers by the "Brazilian bombshell", Carmen Miranda. Despite the title and some colorful second unit footage, the film was filmed mostly on MGM's soundstages. The production makes use of lavish, elegant "New Look" gowns and colorful sets, typical of the top-notch MGM standards.
This was the final film of Ann Sothern's MGM contract; she soon became popular on a series of television situation comedies. It has been regularly featured on Turner Classic Movies and has been released on home video.
This has mother and daughter (Sothern and Powell) competing over the same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man (Sullivan).
- Ann Sothern .... Frances Elliott
- Jane Powell .... Nancy Barklay
- Barry Sullivan .... Paul Berten
- Carmen Miranda .... Marina Rodrigues
- Louis Calhern .... Gregory Elliott
- Scotty Beckett .... Scotty Sheridan
- Fortunio Bonanova .... Ricardo Domingos
- Glenn Anders .... Arthur Barrett
- Nella Walker .... Mrs. Harrison
- Hans Conried .... Alfredo
- Frank Fontaine .... The Masher
- "Time and Time Again," music by Fred Spielman, lyrics by Earl Brent
- "Shine On, Harvest Moon," music by Jack Norworth, lyrics by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth
- "Magic Is the Moonlight," music by Maria Grover, lyrics by Charles Pasquale
- "Nancy's Goin' to Rio," music and lyrics by Georgie Stoll and Earl Brent
- "Cae, Cae, Cae," music by Roberto Martins, lyrics by Earl Brent and Georgie Stoll
- "Yipsee-I-O," music and lyrics by Ray Gilbert
- "Embraceable You," music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
- "Ca-Boom Pa Pa," music by Ray Gilbert and Lauro Maia, lyrics by Ray Gilbert
- "Musetta's Waltz" from the opera La Bohème , music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
- "Love Is Like This," music and lyrics by Ray Gilbert and Joao de Barro.
- Nancy Goes to Rio at the Internet Movie Database
- Turner Classic Movies