That Night in Rio
1941 film by Irving Cummings / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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That Night in Rio is a 1941 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic businessman he is asked to impersonate temporarily) and Carmen Miranda. It is one of several film adaptations of the 1934 play The Red Cat by Rudolf Lothar and Hans Adler. Others are Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) and On the Riviera (1951).
That Night in Rio | |
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Directed by | Irving Cummings |
Screenplay by | George Seaton Bess Meredyth Hal Long Samuel Hoffenstein Jessie Ernst |
Based on | The Red Cat 1934 play by Rudolph Lothar Hans Adler |
Produced by | Fred Kohlmar Darryl F. Zanuck |
Starring | Don Ameche Alice Faye Carmen Miranda |
Cinematography | Ray Rennahan Leon Shamroy |
Edited by | Walter Thompson |
Music by | Mack Gordon Harry Warren |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The original songs for the film were written by the musical partnership of Harry Warren and Mack Gordon. These include: "Boa Noite", "They Met in Rio (A Midnight Serenade)", "Chica Chica Boom Chic" and "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)".