Carioca (song) same name by Fanchon and Marco. The word "Carioca" refers to inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro. Astaire and Roger's short dance has historical significance, as it was their first screen dance together. Though billed fourth and fifth, many felt they stole the film, which became a big hit for RKO. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 7th Academy Awards, but lost to an even bigger Astaire and Rogers production number, "The Continental" from "The Gay Divorcee" (1934), their next film together and their first starring vehicle. They were billed by RKO as
Charles Coleman (actor) & Woolsey comedy "Diplomaniacs" (1933), 1934's "Born to Be Bad" which starred Loretta Young and Cary Grant, the 1934 version of "Of Human Bondage" starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard, the first film to star the pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, "The Gay Divorcee" (1935), the first feature-length film to be shot entirely in Technicolor, "Becky Sharp", 1936's "Magnificent Obsession" starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, the Spencer Tracy vehicle, "Captains Courageous" (1937), "The Prince and the Pauper" (1937), starring Errol Flynn and Claude Rains, and the Reginald Owen version of "A Christmas Carol" (1938). The 1940s would