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Road to Rio

Where to Watch Road to Rio (1947) Online

1947Movie"Take a New Year Cruise to Rio with the Screen's Top Laughter Trio!"

Need to watch 'Road to Rio' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Norman Z. McLeod-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Road to Rio' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Road to Rio' right now, here are some finer points about the Hope Enterprises, Paramount Pictures, Bing Crosby Productions music flick.

Released December 25th, 1947, 'Road to Rio' stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 40 knowledgeable users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them over to the ship's captain. When they find out that she has been hypnotized, to go through a marriage of convenience, when the ship reaches Rio, the boys turn up at the ceremony, in order to stop the wedding, and to help catch the crooks." .

'Road to Rio' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on December 25th, 1947
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting November 21st, 2000 - Buy Road to Rio DVD

Road to... Collection

Road to ... refers to a series of seven comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. They are also often referred to as the "Road Pictures" or the "Road Series." The movies were a combination of adventure, comedy, romance, and music. The minimal plot often took a back seat to gags, many of them supposedly ad-libed by Crosby and Hope during filming.