''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 breaks ...

directed by

Ville Salminen Veikko Oskari Ville Salminen (2 October 1908, Mariehamn – 28 November 1992, Quarteira) was a Finnish film actor, director, writer and producer. He was the father of comedic actor Ville-Veikko Salminen and cinematographer Timo Salminen. Salminen ...

and starring

Assi Nortia Assi Nortia (1925–1989) was a Finnish film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, rad ...

, Leif Wager and Tapio Rautavaara.Qvist & von Bagh p.260

Cast

as Carmen Conchita * Leif Wager as Lefa * Tapio Rautavaara as Tapsa *

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 Suomin ...

as Lasse *

as Don Jose * Rauni Luoma as Donna Lola *

Reino Valkama Reino Adolf Valkama (4 April 1906 – 9 August 1962) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 75 films during his career while also working for several theatres. In the 1930s, he was the manager of Mikkeli Theatre. Valkama received the Pro Finlandia awa ...

as Mikko * Yrjö Ikonen as Miguel * Birger Kortman *

Rakel Laakso Rakel Laakso (1904–1985) was a Finnish film actress.Hammer p.117 She was married to the actor Uuno Laakso Uuno Laakso (1896–1956) was a Finnish film actor. He was married to the actress Rakel Laakso. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemete ...

* Matti Lehtelä *

Veikko Linna Veikko is a male Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Veikko Aaltonen (born 1955), Finnish director, editor, sound editor, and production manager * Veikko Asikainen (1918–2002), Finnish footballer * Veikko Ennala (1922-19 ...

as Chef *

Otto Noro Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded ...

* Heikki Savolainen * Oke Tuuri as Pedro * Kauko Vuorensola *

Kaarlo Wilska Kaarlo is a Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Kaarlo Bergbom (1843–1906), Finnish theatre director * Kaarlo Blomstedt (1880–1949), Finnish historian and archivist * Kaarlo Castrén (1860–1938), Prime Minister of Fi ...

as Police

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 musical comedy films Finnish musical comedy films 1950s Finnish-language films Films directed by Ville Salminen Finnish black-and-white films {{Finland-film-stub