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FLYING DOWN TO RIO - Lobby Card (11" x 14"); Fine on Paper

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
FLYING DOWN TO RIO - Lobby Card (11  x 14 ); Fine on Paper
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FLYING DOWN TO RIO

Lobby Card (11" x 14")
Fine on Paper
RKO, 1933

This beautiful lobby card from the popular musical comedy/romance is the only card from the set that displays Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a spectacular dance number. This card was professionally paper-backed and the borders subsequently airbrushed to correct border pinholes and corner paper loss and to replace the upper and right borders that were trimmed. This card presents beautifully and this is the most desirable card from the set.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made their stunning debut as a dance team in the 1933 musical film with their rendition of "Carioca," marking the accidental birth of the world's most renowned dance duo. Another highlight of this Merian C. Cooper-produced spectacle is a breathtaking sequence featuring the title song, where hundreds of scantily dressed showgirls perform on the wings of biplanes soaring above Rio de Janeiro. This scene stands as one of the most audaciously magnificent moments in the annals of movie musicals. Alongside "King Kong," also a Cooper production, "Flying Down to Rio" was instrumental in saving RKO Studios from financial ruin. The film's widespread success spurred the studio to plan more films starring Astaire and Rogers.

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