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  1. Rio is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm and starring Basil Rathbone and Victor McLaglen. The film's title sequence doesn't credit a producer. Rio is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0031863Rio (1939) - IMDb

    Rio: Directed by John Brahm. With Basil Rathbone, Victor McLaglen, Sigrid Gurie, Robert Cummings. A crazed man escapes from prison to kill his wife's lover.

    • (195)
    • Crime, Drama, Romance
    • John Brahm
    • 1939-09-29
  3. Apr 18, 2023 · For 1939 audiences, a penny drops: Rio is a riff on the 1934 Stavisky affair, in which a charming scoundrel with political connections created a financial scandal and political mayhem.

  4. To remain close to her husband, Irene, accompanied by Dirk, Paul's body guard and valet, travels to Rio de Janeiro, where she finds a job singing in Roberto's Cafe. At the cafe, Irene meets Bill Gregory, an American engineer whose morale has been destroyed by the collapse of a bridge that he was building.

    • John Brahm, Phillip Karlstein
    • Basil Rathbone
  5. A convict breaks out of prison in order to kill the man he believes to be romancing his wife.

    • Drama
    • Basil Rathbone, Bob Cummings
    • John Brahm
  6. Rio (1939) 75 min. b&w. Rio is the story of the downfall of a crooked financier, played by Basil Rathbone. The film opens in Paris. A group of bankers on the verge on ruin are looking for Paul Reynard, but he's not there. He's in London. On the phone he tells them he has obtained a loan, and they are relieved--for the moment.

  7. Overview. Diabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when he is arrested for the crimes of forgery and embezzlement and sentenced to a penal colony off the coast of South America. John Brahm. Aben Kandel. Edwin Justus Mayer. Stephen Morehouse Avery. Frank Partos. Jean Negulesco.