Hello, Hello Brazil!
- February 4, 1935 (1935-02-04)
Hello, Hello Brazil! (Portuguese: Allô, Allô, Brasil!) is a 1935 Brazilian musical film directed by Wallace Downey, Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro. It stars Carmen Miranda and Adhemar Gonzaga; the latter also produced the film. The screenplay was written by Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro.[1]
Production
Wallace Downey began his career producing successful musical films for Americans with established artists from Brazilian radio. Carmen Miranda, star of this 1935 film, was one such star. A co-production between Waldown Filmes and Cinédia, Allô, Allô, Brasil! presented a multitude of singers, comedians and radio presenters, such as vocalists Francisco Alves and Mário Reis.
A close tie-in with the radio world manifested in this films storyline. Written by popular composers duo João de Barros and Alberto Ribeiro, it portrayed the adventures of a "radiomaníaco" who falls for a nonexistent radio singer.
The two genres of music synonymous with the carnival, including the samba and the march, had a prominent place in early Brazilian musicals and popular movies.[2]
Cast
- Almirante
- Ary Barroso
- Aurora Miranda
- Carmen Miranda
- Adhemar Gonzaga
- César Ladeira
- Virgínia Lane
- Francisco Alves
- Mário Reis
- Ivo Astolphi ... as Bando da Lua
- Dircinha Batista
- Simão Boutman
- Sílvio Caldas
- Chico Chico
- Apolo Correia
- Elisa Coelho de Almeida
References
External links
- Hello, Hello Brazil! at IMDb
Further reading
- Bryan McCann, Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (Durham: Duke University Press, 2004)