Brazil (1944)
Brazil is perhaps the best of the handful of US films made by 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.
- Released
- 1944-11-30
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance, Music
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joseph Santley, Frank Gill Jr., Laura Kerr
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 12 votes
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)