Flying Down to Rio (1933), British, Kinematograph weekly advertisement. UK release 27th August 1934

Flying Down to Rio (1933), British, Kinematograph weekly advertisement. UK release 27th August 1934

Unframed: 17 x 22 in. (43 x 56 cm)

Framed: 22 3/4 x 27 3/4 in. (57.8 x 70.8 cm)

This is a large trade advertisement from the original release of the film in the UK. No British poster is known to exist.

The legendary dancing partnership between Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire began with this film, a charming musical about an ill-starred romance. Though they only had supporting roles, the Astaire and Rogers stole the show with their quick-stepping, jazzy number ‘Carioca’. In 1933, the United States was still in the midst of the Great Depression, and the infectious exuberance of Astaire and Rogers’s performance could not have failed to lift the audience’s spirits. Their vivacious dancing was such a delight to watch it prompted a series of nine collaborations in only six years, earning both Astaire and Rogers enduring fame and recognition.