''A Night in Rio'' (Finnish: ''Rion yö'') is a 1951 Finnish
musical comedy film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as break ...
directed by
Ville Salminen
Veikko Oskari Ville Salminen (2 October 1908, Mariehamn – 28 November 1992, Quarteira) was a Finland, Finnish film actor, director, writer and producer. He was the father of comedic actor Ville-Veikko Salminen and cinematographer Timo Salminen. ...
and starring
Assi Nortia,
Leif Wager and
Tapio Rautavaara
Kaj Tapio Rautavaara (8 March 1915 – 25 September 1979) was a Finnish singer (bass-baritone), athlete and film actor.
Life Early years
Tapio Rautavaara was born in the municipality of Pirkkala (now Nokia, Finland, Nokia), a suburb of the ...
.
[Qvist & von Bagh p.260]
Cast
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Assi Nortia as Carmen Conchita
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Leif Wager as Lefa
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Tapio Rautavaara
Kaj Tapio Rautavaara (8 March 1915 – 25 September 1979) was a Finnish singer (bass-baritone), athlete and film actor.
Life Early years
Tapio Rautavaara was born in the municipality of Pirkkala (now Nokia, Finland, Nokia), a suburb of the ...
as Tapsa
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Lasse Pöysti
Lasse Erik Pöysti (; 24 January 1927 – 5 April 2019) was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He was born in Sortavala.
Biography
Pöysti began his career as a child actor, becoming known to the Finnish public as Olli Su ...
as Lasse
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Ville Salminen
Veikko Oskari Ville Salminen (2 October 1908, Mariehamn – 28 November 1992, Quarteira) was a Finland, Finnish film actor, director, writer and producer. He was the father of comedic actor Ville-Veikko Salminen and cinematographer Timo Salminen. ...
as Don Jose
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Rauni Luoma as Donna Lola
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Reino Valkama as Mikko
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Yrjö Ikonen as Miguel
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Birger Kortman
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Rakel Laakso
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Matti Lehtelä
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Veikko Linna as Chef
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Otto Noro
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Heikki Savolainen
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Oke Tuuri as Pedro
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Kauko Vuorensola
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Kaarlo Wilska as Police
References
Bibliography
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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1951 films
1951 musical comedy films
Finnish musical comedy films
1950s Finnish-language films
1950s Finnish films
Films directed by Ville Salminen
Finnish black-and-white films
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