Nancy Goes to Rio

Director: Robert Z. Leonard Robert Z. Leonard

Overview

Set in swinging' Rio, this lively MGM musical chronicles the romantic and professional rivalry between a mother and daughter who are trying to win the lead role in the same musical and the love of a handsome young man.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/14/2017
UPC:	0888574548582
Original Release:	1950
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	34,873

Special Features

Featurettes: ; Wrong Way Butch ; The Peachy Cobbler; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ann Sothern	Frances Elliott
Jane Powell	Nancy Barklay
Barry Sullivan	Paul Berten
Carmen Miranda	Marina Rodrigues
Louis Calhern	Gregory Elliott
Scotty Beckett	Scotty Sheldon
Fortunio Bonanova	Ricardo Domingos
Glenn Anders	Arthur Barrett
Nella Walker	Mrs. Harrison
Hans Conried	Alfredo
Frank Fontaine	Masher
Leon Belasco	Prof. Gama
Leonid Kinskey	Ivan Putroff
Danny Scholl	Charles
Ransom Sherman	Dr. Ballard
Sig Arno	Captain of Waiters
Pierre Watkin	Kenneth
Forbes Murray	Party Guest
Bess Flowers	Party Guest

Technical Credits

Frederick Kohner

Robert Z. Leonard	Director
Joe Pasternak	Producer
A. Gillespie	Special Effects
Frederick Kohner	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Nancy Goes to Rio is a musical so slight that five minutes after one has watched it, it's hard to remember anything about it. The plot is hokey and contrived, and character development is left more to the costume designer than to any of the screenwriters. The title aside, don't expect any gorgeous location shooting -- the film rarely gets any closer to Rio than South Burbank. Still, Nancy is pleasant if silly, and it's helped by a cast that doesn't seem too concerned that the script they are working from is not exactly Shakespeare. Ann Sothern has a definite way with a wisecrack and a song, doing especially well with "Time and Time Again." Both Jane Powell's trills and her perky demeanor are an acquired taste, but they're appropriate for the character, and she's quite good in "Love is Like This" and "Magic is the Moonlight." Carmen Miranda doesn't have either the material or the staging to make her appearance here a career highlight, but she's entertaining as always. Powell would do better the next year with Royal Wedding.