Nancy Goes to Rio

Nancy Goes to Rio
Argentinean theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Z. Leonard
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Written by	Sidney Sheldon (screenplay) Story: Ralph Block Frederick Kohner Jane Hall
Starring	Jane Powell Ann Sothern Barry Sullivan Carmen Miranda Louis Calhern Scotty Beckett
Music by	Original Music: Conrad Salinger (uncredited) George Stoll (uncredited) Musical Director: George Stoll
Cinematography	Ray June
Edited by	Adrienne Fazan
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 10, 1950 (1950-03-10)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,682,000
Box office	$2,866,000

Nancy Goes to Rio is a musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1950. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, based on a story by Ralph Block, Frederick Kohner, and Jane Hall. The music was directed and supervised by George Stoll and includes compositions by George and Ira Gershwin, Giacomo Puccini, Jack Norworth, and Stoll.

The film stars Ann Sothern, Jane Powell, Barry Sullivan, Carmen Miranda, Louis Calhern, and Scotty Beckett.

On the closing night of a Broadway play, leading actress Frances Elliott (Ann Sothern) hosts a party attended by many guests, including her eccentric father Gregory (Louis Calhern), who is also an actor; her seventeen-year-old daughter, Nancy Barklay (Jane Powell), an aspiring actress; and Brazilian playwright Ricardo Domingos, who is considering starring Frances in his next play.

Frances eagerly pursues the part in Ricardo's play, and though she is virtually assured of the role, Ricardo asks her not publicize the news until a final decision is made. Later, Ricardo privately tells Frances' producer that Frances may not be right for the part and that he had a younger actress in mind. Then, when Ricardo meets Nancy, he instantly knows that he has found the perfect young woman for the role.