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Brazil
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)
Music by	Walter Scharf
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	November 30, 1944 (United States);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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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

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)

References

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

External links

Brazil at IMDb

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[1] "AFI|Catalog".

[Oscars1945-2] "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-15.

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 {{Infobox film
-| name     = Brazil
+| name           = Brazil
-| director = [[Joseph Santley]]
+| director       = [[Joseph Santley]]
-| image	=	Brazil FilmPoster.jpeg
+| image          = Brazil FilmPoster.jpeg
-| caption= A poster bearing the film's alternate title: ''Stars and Guitars''
+| caption        = A poster bearing the film's alternate title: ''Stars and Guitars''
-| producer = Robert North
+| producer       = [[Robert North (producer)|Robert North]]
-| writer   = [[Richard English]]<br />Frank Gill Jr.<br />Laura Kerr
+| writer         = [[Richard English]]<br />Frank Gill Jr.<br />[[Laura Kerr]]
-| starring = [[Tito Guízar]]<br />[[Virginia Bruce]]<br />[[Robert Livingston (actor)|Robert Livingston]]<br />Henry Da Silva<br />[[Edward Everett Horton]]<br />[[Veloz & Yolanda]]
+| starring       = [[Tito Guízar]]<br />[[Virginia Bruce]]<br />[[Robert Livingston (actor)|Robert Livingston]]<br />Henry Da Silva<br />[[Edward Everett Horton]]<br />[[Veloz & Yolanda]]
-| music    = [[Walter Scharf]]
+| music          = [[Walter Scharf]]
 | cinematography = Jack A. Marta
+| editing        = Murray Seldeen, Harry Gerstad(not credited)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24300-BRAZIL?cxt=filmography|title=AFI&#124;Catalog}}</ref>
-| editing  = Murray Seldeen
-| distributor = [[Republic Pictures]]
+| studio         = Republic Pictures
+| distributor    = [[Republic Pictures]]
-| released = {{Film date|1944|11|30}}
+| released       = {{Film date|1944|11|30|United States}}
-| runtime  = 91 minutes
-| country  = United States
+| runtime        = 91 minutes
+| country        = United States
-| language = English
-| budget   =
+| language       = English
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-'''''Brazil'''''  (also known as '''''Stars and Guitars ''''') is a 1944 [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by Joseph Santley and starring [[Tito Guízar]], [[Virginia Bruce]] and [[Edward Everett Horton]]. It is set in Brazil, and involves a composer masquerading as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist.
+'''''Brazil'''''  (also known as '''''Stars and Guitars''''') is a 1944 [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[musical film|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==
+In Brazil, a composer masquerades as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Robert Livingston (actor)|Robert Livingston]] as Rod Walker
 * [[Veloz and Yolanda]] as themselves
-* [[Fortunio Bonanova]] as Senor Renaldo Da Silva
+* [[Fortunio Bonanova]] as Senhor Renaldo Da Silva
 * [[Richard Lane (actor)|Richard Lane]] as Edward Graham
-* [[Frank Puglia]] as Senor Machado
+* [[Frank Puglia]] as Senhor Machado
 * [[Aurora Miranda]] as Bailarina, Specialty Dancer
 * Alfredo DeSa as Master of Ceremonies (as Alfred de Sa)
@@ Line 34: / Line 41: @@
 * Rico De Montez as Airport Official
 * Leonardo Scavino as Reporter (as Leon Lenoir)
-* [[Roy Rogers]] as Himself, Roy Rogers
+* [[Roy Rogers]] as himself, Roy Rogers
 * [[Trigger (horse)|Trigger]] as Trigger, Roy's Horse
 * Billy Daniel as Dancer (as Billy Daniels)
 ==Awards==
-The film was nominated for three [[Academy Award]]s:<ref name="Oscars1945">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/17th-winners.html |title=The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-08-15|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
+The film was nominated for three [[Academy Awards]]:<ref name="Oscars1945">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945 |title=The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-08-15|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
 * Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
+* [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]: [[Ary Barroso]] for ''Rio de Janeiro''
-* Music (Song)
-* [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Sound Recording]] ([[Daniel J. Bloomberg]])
+* [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Sound Recording]] ([[Daniel J. Bloomberg]])
+==See also==
+*[[List of American films of 1944]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|0036670|Brazil}}
+{{Joseph Santley}}
 [[Category:1944 films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Joseph Santley]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Walter Scharf]]
 [[Category:Republic Pictures films]]
-[[Category:1940s musical comedy films]]
+[[Category:1944 musical comedy films]]
-[[Category:1940s romantic comedy films]]
+[[Category:1944 romantic comedy films]]
 [[Category:Films set in Brazil]]
+[[Category:American romantic musical films]]
+[[Category:American musical comedy films]]
+[[Category:Films about composers]]
+[[Category:Films produced by Robert North]]
+[[Category:1940s romantic musical films]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1940s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language romantic comedy films]]
+[[Category:English-language romantic musical films]]
+[[Category:English-language musical comedy films]]
-{{romantic-comedy-film-stub}}
+{{romantic-musical-film-stub}}
-{{musical-comedy-film-stub}}