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Banana-da-Terra (1939)

Genre : Comedy, Music

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Ruy Costa
Writer : João de Barro, Mário Lago

Synopsis

A man in charge of a publicity campaign for bananas decides to kidnap the Queen of 'Bananaland', a tropical island paradise, and take her to Rio, where she falls in love with a member of Carmen Miranda's backing ensemble, 'Bando da Lua'.

Actors

Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda
Queen of Bananaland
Aurora Miranda
Aurora Miranda
Oscarito
Oscarito
Dircinha Batista
Dircinha Batista
Dorival Caymmi
Dorival Caymmi
Linda Batista
Linda Batista
Orlando Silva
Orlando Silva
Almirante
Almirante
Lauro Borges
Lauro Borges
Castro Barbosa
Castro Barbosa
Linda Rodrigues
Linda Rodrigues

Crews

Ruy Costa
Ruy Costa
Director
João de Barro
João de Barro
Screenplay
Mário Lago
Mário Lago
Screenplay
Wallace Downey
Wallace Downey
Sound
Wallace Downey
Wallace Downey
Producer
Alberto Byington Jr.
Alberto Byington Jr.
Producer
Edgar Brasil
Edgar Brasil
Director of Photography
Ruy Costa
Ruy Costa
Editor
Moacyr Fenelon
Moacyr Fenelon
Sound
Charles Wahlly
Charles Wahlly
Sound

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