Movies starring Rio

Flying Down to Rio (1933)

89 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

"Flying Down to Rio" is a movie about band leader Roger Bond falling for Brazilian beauty Belinha de Rezende and doing whatever he can to woo her. But that is not what you remember the movie for because "Flying Down to Rio" w...

The Dawn Rider (1935)

51 mins     Western      

For those who think remakes are a modern scourge on the world of movie making trust me they're not, back in the 1930s remakes were going on and like now sometimes remakes were no better than the originals. John Wayne's "The D...

Paradise Canyon (1935)

52 mins     Western      

Before John Wayne became a major star following his performance in "Stagecoach" he made a lot of movies, in fact counting bit parts and uncredited performances he was in well over 70 movies before he became a star. Now whilst...

Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935)

63 mins     Mystery, Western      

"Rocky Mountain Mystery" is not just another one of those old 1930s westerns as it also wants to be a mystery movie. As such on one hand we have the usual western style set up with Randolph Scott being the good guy stranger w...

Between Men (1935)

60 mins     Western      

Just on a quick side note let me mention director Robert N. Bradbury who in the year 1935 had 16 movies which he directed released, take in to account time off and that is roughly 3 weeks a movie. "Between Men" is of course o...

Idaho Kid (1936)

59 mins     Western      

I wonder whether as a kid George Lucas watched "Idaho Kid" as the whole storyline which sees Todd's real father unwittingly aiming to gun his son down reminded me of "Star Wars" and Luke and his father but in reverse. Of cour...

Knight of the Plains (1938)

60 mins     Western      

The most interesting thing I can tell you about "Knight of the Plains" is that none other than Stan Laurel was the uncredited executive producer. Now how much Laurel actually had to do with the movie is a matter most likely l...

The Feud Maker (1938)

55 mins     Western      

I have to admit I am not the biggest fan of Bob Steele westerns as often Steele would come across as a bit wooden but in "The Feud Maker" Steele seems more relaxed that he often came across. Oh there are times when he stands ...

Law of the Pampas (1939)

72 mins     Western      

"Law of the Pampas" sees two things happen, one is Hopalong heads into South America and two we have Sidney Toler show up in the comedy sidekick role which previously Gabby Hayes had filled. But beyond those two things the re...

Millions Like Us (1943)

103 mins     Drama, War      

Simple fact, if they had shown us war movies during history lessons at school not only would I have found it interesting but I would have learned something. I am not on about movies such as "The Great Escape", although as a t...

Journey Into Fear (1943)

68 mins     Drama, Thriller      

Watching an Orson Welles movie is like watching an Alfred Hitchcock movie, if you are a fan you will love it no matter what whilst if you are just a movie fan you may be less impressed. As someone who respects that Welles had...

Without Reservations (1946)

107 mins     Comedy, Romance      

If someone came up with the script for "Without Reservations" now the chances are it wouldn't make it to the big screen, instead it would be swallowed up by a company which made Hallmark romantic comedies and would probably f...

The Fugitive (1947)

104 mins     Drama      

Whilst I watch and review lots of movies, many from a long time ago which would not necessarily interest modern movie fans I still count myself as a movie fan rather than a movie buff. Why do I say this? Well it is because of...

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

89 mins     Drama, Foreign      

"Bicycle Thieves" is one of those movies which always seem to get mentioned when ever someone starts talking about great cinema, especially great foreign cinema. The thing is that whilst if I split "Bicycle Thieves" down into...

A Song Is Born (1948)

113 mins     Comedy, Musical      

Movie Review - A Song Is Born (1948) Danny Kaye stars as a Professor Hobart Frisbee who falls for singer Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo) unaware she is a gangster's moll using him to hide from the authorities...

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

105 mins     Comedy, Romance, War      

Adequate is not a bad word when describing movies because to be honest most movies are no more than adequate, plainly average. It's not just modern movies which are adequate, older ones are as well and of those older one whic...

The Hasty Heart (1949)

102 mins     Drama, War      

The Hasty Heart - Richard Todd stars as an angry Scot unaware that he is dying and not use to people being nice to him....

Stromboli (1950)

91 mins     Drama      

There are those who are in love with Ingrid Bergman and there are those who are in awe of Roberto Rossellini and when you combine the two you get a lot of gushing reviews as you will find if you go looking for information on ...

Dakota Lil (1950)

88 mins     Western      

"Well it passed 88 minutes of my day" is not the most flattering thing you can say about a movie but it is how I feel after spending 88 minutes watching "Dakota Lil" a quite ordinary western made back in 1950. From a secret s...

Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

92 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

When it comes to Doris Day's musicals "Lullaby of Broadway" is another which comes across as mostly functional. There are a few song and dance scenes and a touch of humour which makes it pleasant enough but there is little ab...