# Central Rio

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1939 German film

Central Rio Directed by Erich Engels Written by Berthold Ebbecke Ludwig Metzger Based on ...schoß Chiquita? by Rolf Dortenwald Produced by Otto Lehmann Starring Leny Marenbach Camilla Horn Ita Rina Cinematography Walter Pindter Edited by Alice Ludwig Music by Werner Eisbrenner Production company Terra Film Distributed by Terra Film Release date 5 October 1939 (1939-10-05) Running time 80 minutes Country Germany Language German

***Central Rio*** (German: ***Zentrale Rio***) is a 1939 German [crime film](/source/Crime_film) directed by [Erich Engels](/source/Erich_Engels) and starring [Leny Marenbach](/source/Leny_Marenbach), [Camilla Horn](/source/Camilla_Horn) and [Ita Rina](/source/Ita_Rina).[1]

The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Willi Herrmann](/source/Willi_Herrmann). It was shot at the [Terra Studios](/source/Terra_Studios) in [Berlin](/source/Berlin) and [on location](/source/Location_shooting) in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg).

## Synopsis

A German woman's husband has been missing for years and is presumed dead. Then she receives information that is alive and living in [Brazil](/source/Brazil). She resolves to travel to [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) to find out the truth.

## Cast

- [Leny Marenbach](/source/Leny_Marenbach) as Maria Halmborg

- [Camilla Horn](/source/Camilla_Horn) as Diane Mercier

- [Ita Rina](/source/Ita_Rina) as Chiquita Salieri

- [Werner Fuetterer](/source/Werner_Fuetterer) as Michael Wenk

- [Iván Petrovich](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Petrovich) as Ricardo Perez

- [Hans Zesch-Ballot](/source/Hans_Zesch-Ballot) as Kommissar Dossa

- [Leo Peukert](/source/Leo_Peukert) as Kommissar Gaveira

- [Paul Hoffmann](/source/Paul_Hoffmann_(actor)) as Marquez Cabana

- [Reinhold Bernt](/source/Reinhold_Bernt) as Sergeant Carmo

- [Axel Monjé](/source/Axel_Monj%C3%A9) as Sergeant Gonzaga

- [Käte Kühl](/source/K%C3%A4te_K%C3%BChl) as Bonita

- [Walther Süssenguth](/source/Walther_S%C3%BCssenguth) as Schmuggler

- [Marianne Simson](/source/Marianne_Simson) as Solotänzerin

- [Else Ehser](/source/Else_Ehser) as Garderobiere

- Helmut Egiomue as Hotelboy Chico

- [Rudi Schuricke](/source/Rudi_Schuricke) as Sänger

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Noack p.157

## Bibliography

- Noack, Frank. *Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker*. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.

- Tegel, Susan. *Jew Suss: Life, Legend, Fiction, Film*. A&C Black, 2011.

## External links

- [*Central Rio*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142012/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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