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  1. 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.

    • (205)
    • Crime, Drama, Romance
    • John Brahm
    • 1939-09-29
  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. May 13, 2023 · Crooked Parisian financier Paul Reynard (Rathbone) is arrested for bank fraud and sentenced to a penal colony off the coast of South America. His wife Irene (Sigrid Gurie, Algiers) and faithful servant Dirk (McLaglen) travel to Rio de Janeiro to arrange for Paul’s escape.

    • Dillon Gonzales
  6. Such dark sentiment, unusual for a 1930’s film, colors the world of John Brahm’s Rio and its anti-heroic protagonist Paul Reynard (Basil Rathbone), a powerful financier whose criminal shenanigans land him in a penal colony off the South American coast. Robert Cummings plays Bill Gregory, a handsome dam engineer who assiduously courts the ...

  7. Rio (1939) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.