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,...
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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.
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...
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