The Thrill of Brazil

{{Short description|1946 film by S. Sylvan Simon}}

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| director = S. Sylvan Simon

| writer = Harry Clork
Devery Freeman
Allen Rivkin

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| producer = Sidney Biddell
Allen Rivkin

| starring = Evelyn Keyes
Keenan Wynn
Ann Miller

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| cinematography = Charles Lawton Jr.

| editing = Charles Nelson

| music = Leo Arnaud

| studio = Columbia Pictures

| distributor = Columbia Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1946|09|06}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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The Thrill of Brazil is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, and Ann Miller.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93203/the-thrill-of-brazil|title=The Thrill of Brazil|publisher=TCM|access-date=10 July 2014}}Tucker p.151-52 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Simon was loaned out from MGM to direct the film.Tucker p.44-45

Plot

Vicki Dean is the soon to be divorced wife of theatrical manager Steve Farraugh. While mounting a big musical spectacular in Brazil, Farraugh simultaneously campaigns to win back his wife. The couple encounters romantic interference from tap-dancer Linda Lorens.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-thrill-of-brazil-v113656|title = The Thrill of Brazil (1946) - S. Sylvan Simon | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}

Cast

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Bibliography

  • Tucker, David C. S. Sylvan Simon, Moviemaker: Adventures with Lucy, Red Skelton and Harry Cohn in the Golden Age of Hollywood. McFarland, 2021.