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Brazil (1944 film)

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Brazil
A poster bearing the film's alternate title: Stars and Guitars
Directed byJoseph Santley
Written byRichard English
Frank Gill Jr.
Laura Kerr
Produced byRobert North
StarringTito Guízar
Virginia Bruce
Robert Livingston
Henry Da Silva
Edward Everett Horton
Veloz & Yolanda
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited byMurray Seldeen, Harry Gerstad(not credited)[1]
Music byWalter Scharf
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • November 30, 1944 (1944-11-30) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

The film also features Brazilian singer Aurora Miranda, as well as American singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a cameo appearance as himself.

Plot

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

Cast

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Awards

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  2. ^ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
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