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
{{Cast listing|
- Evelyn Keyes as Vicki Dean
- Keenan Wynn as Steve Farraugh
- Ann Miller as Linda Lorens
- Allyn Joslyn as John {{Proper name|Hab|our}}
- Tito Guízar as himself
- Veloz and Yolanda as themselves
- Felix Bressart as Ludwig Kriegspiel
- Sid Tomack as Irikie Bowers
- Enric Madriguera and Orchestra as Themselves
- Eugene Borden as Luiz
- Eddie Parks as Sonny Kirkabee
- Martin Garralaga as Alberto, the Waiter
- Nina Bara as Dancer
- Suzanne Ridgway as Nightclub patron
- Frank Yaconelli as Photographer
- Mary Meade as Showgirl
- Helen Chapman as Showgirl
- Peggy Maley as Showgirl
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References
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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.
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0039032|title=The Thrill of Brazil}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=93203}}
- {{AFI film|id=25014|title=The Thrill of Brazil}}
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Category:American musical films
Category:Films directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:American comedy films
Category:English-language musical films
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