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A poster bearing the film's alternate title: Stars and Guitars
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Directed by | Joseph Santley |
Produced by | Robert North |
Written by |
Richard English Frank Gill Jr. Laura Kerr |
Starring |
Tito Guízar Virginia Bruce Robert Livingston Henry Da Silva Edward Everett Horton Veloz & Yolanda |
Music by | Walter Scharf |
Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
Edited by | Murray Seldeen |
Production
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Republic Pictures
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Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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. It is set in Brazil, and involves a composer masquerading as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist.
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: