Escape to Paradise

{{short description|1939 film by Erle C. Kenton}} {{other uses}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Escape to Paradise | image = Pedro de Cordoba in Escape to Paradise.jpg

| caption = Pedro de Cordoba in the film | director = [[Erle C. Kenton]] | producer = [[Barney Briskin]] (associate producer) | writer = [[Ian McLellan Hunter]] (story)<br>[[Herbert Clyde Lewis]] (story)<br>[[Weldon Melick]] (writer) | narrator = | starring = See below | music = [[Victor Young]] | cinematography = [[Charles Edgar Schoenbaum]] | editing = [[Arthur Hilton]] | distributor = [[RKO Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|1939|12|22}} | runtime = 60 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Escape to Paradise''''' is a 1939 American film directed by [[Erle C. Kenton]].<ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/5083|title=Escape to Paradise|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-02-24}}</ref>

==Plot== Jaded [[playboy (lifestyle)|playboy]] Richard Fleming travels to the South American nation of Rosarita. Through his motorcycle riding guide Roberto he discovers true love and a career as a [[Yerba mate]] exporter.

==Cast== *[[Bobby Breen]] as Roberto Ramos *[[Kent Taylor]] as Richard Fleming *[[Marla Shelton]] as Juanita *[[Rudolph Anders]] as Alexander Komac *[[Joyce Compton]] as Penelope Carter *[[Pedro de Cordoba]] as Don Miguel *[[Rosina Galli (actress)|Rosina Galli]] as Brigida, the Dueña *[[Anna Demetrio]] as Señora Ramos, Roberto's Mother *Francisco Marán as Perez *[[Carlos Villarías]] as Gonzales * [[Frank Yaconelli]] as Manuel, the Taxi Driver

==Soundtrack== * "Tra-La-La" (Music by [[Nilo Menendez]], lyrics by Eddie Cherkose) * "Rhythm of the Rio" (Music by Nilo Menendez. Lyrics by Eddie Cherkose)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0031278|title=Escape to Paradise}} *{{Internet Archive film|id=escape_to_paradise|name=Escape to Paradise}}

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