Brazil (1944 film)

Brazil (also known as Stars and Guitars) is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce and Edward Everett Horton.

Brazil
A poster bearing the film's alternate title: Stars and Guitars
Directed by	Joseph Santley
Written by	Richard English Frank Gill Jr. Laura Kerr
Produced by	Robert North
Starring	Tito Guízar Virginia Bruce Robert Livingston Henry Da Silva Edward Everett Horton Veloz & Yolanda
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Murray Seldeen, Harry Gerstad (not credited)[1]
Music by	Walter Scharf
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	November 30, 1944 (1944-11-30) (United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film also includes performances by Brazilian singer Aurora Miranda and a cameo appearance by American singing cowboy Roy Rogers.

Plot

In Brazil, a composer masquerades as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist.

Cast

• Tito Guízar as Miguel Soares
• Virginia Bruce as Nicky Henderson
• Edward Everett Horton as Everett St. John Everett
• Robert Livingston as Rod Walker
• Veloz and Yolanda as themselves
• Fortunio Bonanova as Senhor Renaldo Da Silva
• Richard Lane as Edward Graham
• Frank Puglia as Senhor Machado
• Aurora Miranda as Bailarina, Specialty Dancer
• Alfredo DeSa as Master of Ceremonies (as Alfred de Sa)
• Henry De Silva as Comerciante
• Rico De Montez as Airport Official
• Leonardo Scavino as Reporter (as Leon Lenoir)
• Roy Rogers as himself, Roy Rogers
• Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse
• Billy Daniel as Dancer (as Billy Daniels)

Awards

The film was nominated for three Academy Awards:^[2]

• Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
• Best Original Song: Ary Barroso for Rio de Janeiro
• Sound Recording (Daniel J. Bloomberg)

See also

• List of American films of 1944