''Brazil'' (also known as ''Stars and Guitars'') is a 1944 American musical

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directed by Joseph Santley and starring

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and

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. It is set in Brazil, and involves a composer masquerading as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist. The film also features Brazilian singer

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, as well as American singing cowboy

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in a cameo appearance as himself.

Cast

as Miguel Soares *

as Nicky Henderson *

as Everett St. John Everett * Robert Livingston as Rod Walker *

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as themselves *

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as Senhor Renaldo Da Silva * Richard Lane as Edward Graham *

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as Senhor Machado *

as Bailarina, Specialty Dancer * Alfredo DeSa as Master of Ceremonies (as Alfred de Sa) * Henry De Silva as Comerciante * Rico De Montez as Airport Official * Leonardo Scavino as Reporter (as Leon Lenoir) *

as Himself, Roy Rogers * Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse * Billy Daniel as Dancer (as Billy Daniels)

Awards

The film was nominated for three

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: * Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) *

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for ''Rio de Janeiro'' *

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(

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* 1944 films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Joseph Santley Films scored by Walter Scharf Republic Pictures films 1944 musical comedy films 1944 romantic comedy films Films set in Brazil American romantic musical films American musical comedy films Films about composers Films produced by Robert North 1940s romantic musical films American black-and-white films 1940s American films {{romantic-musical-film-stub

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