Brazil

Brazil

91 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 30, 1944

Brazil is perhaps the best of the handful of US films made by Brazilian singing sensation Tito Guizar. In typical screwball-comedy fashion, the plot is set in motion by authoress Nicky Henderson, who has hit the best-seller charts with her latest tome, Why Marry a Latin? While researching her next book in Rio De Janeiro, she finds out "why" when she meets handsome songwriter Miguel Soares. Upon learning about Nicky's book, Miguel decides to teach her a few lessons in the affairs of the heart. Edward Everett Horton is also on hand, twittering his way through the role of a well-meaning buttinsky. Thanks to the "Good Neighbor" policy of the 1940s, South American musicals were a glut on the market, but Brazil was good enough on its own merits to pay its way at the box office.

Brazil

91 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 30, 1944

Brazil
Brazil is perhaps the best of the handful of US films made by Brazilian singing sensation Tito Guizar. In typical screwball-comedy fashion, the plot is set in motion by authoress Nicky Henderson, who has hit the best-seller charts with her latest tome, Why Marry a Latin? While researching her next book in Rio De Janeiro, she finds out "why" when she meets handsome songwriter Miguel Soares. Upon learning about Nicky's book, Miguel decides to teach her a few lessons in the affairs of the heart. Edward Everett Horton is also on hand, twittering his way through the role of a well-meaning buttinsky. Thanks to the "Good Neighbor" policy of the 1940s, South American musicals were a glut on the market, but Brazil was good enough on its own merits to pay its way at the box office.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title Brazil
Directors Joseph Santley
Writers Ned Washington, Aloysio de Oliveira, Laura Kerr, Frank Gill Jr., Richard English

Cast

Tito Guízar

as Miguel Soares

Virginia Bruce

as Nicky Henderson

Edward Everett Horton

as Everett St. John Everett

Robert Livingston

as Rod Walker

Richard Lane

as Edward Graham

Veloz

as Veloz

Yolanda

as Yolanda

Fortunio Bonanova

as Senor Renaldo Da Silva

Frank Puglia

as Señor Machado

Roy Rogers

as Roy Rogers

Aurora Miranda

as Ballerina, Specialty Dancer

Rita Lupino

as Dancer (uncredited)