Flying Down to Rio

The top-billed stars in the extravagant RKO musical Flying Down to Rio are {|Dolores Del Rio|} and {|Gene Raymond|}. Forget all that: this is the movie that first teamed {|Fred Astaire|} and {|Ginger Rogers|}. We're supposed to care about the romantic triangle between aviator/bandleader Raymond, Brazilian heiress Del Rio and her wealthy fiance {|Raul Roulien|}, but the moment Fred and Ginger dance to a minute's worth of "The Carioca," the film is theirs forever. Other musical highlights inc...