The Girl from Rio (1927 film)

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The Girl from Rio
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Directed by Tom Terriss
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Ray June
Production
company
Distributed byLumas Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 1, 1927 (1927-09-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Film still of Carmel Myers and Richard Tucker The Girl from Rio (SAYRE 14424).jpg
Film still of Carmel Myers and Richard Tucker

The Girl from Rio is a 1927 American silent romance film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Carmel Myers, Walter Pidgeon, and Richard Tucker. [1] [2]

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Plot

An American coffee purchaser arrives in Rio de Janeiro and falls in love with a local café dancer.

Cast

Preservation

Prints of The Girl from Rio are in the film collections of the Library of Congress, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Library and Archives Canada. [3]

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