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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.
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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.
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Genre:Comedy, Romance, Music
Written By:Frank Gill Jr., Laura Kerr
In Theaters:11/30/1944
Box Office:
Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Republic Pictures
Cast
Joseph Santley
Director
Tito Guízar
Miguel Soares
Virginia Bruce
Nicky Henderson
Edward Everett Horton
Everett St. John Everett
Robert Livingston
Rod Walker
Richard Lane
Edward Graham
Veloz
Veloz
Yolanda
Yolanda
Fortunio Bonanova
Senor Renaldo Da Silva
Frank Puglia
Señor Machado
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Aurora Miranda
Ballerina, Specialty Dancer
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