Banana-da-Terra (1939)
1h 15m
Running Time
February 10, 1939Release Date
Banana-da-Terra (1939)
1h 15m
Running Time
February 10, 1939Release Date
Plot.
A man in charge of a publicity campaign for bananas decides to kidnap the Queen of 'Bananaland', a tropical island paradise, and take her to Rio, where she falls in love with a member of Carmen Miranda's backing ensemble, 'Bando da Lua'.
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Cast & Crew.
Carmen Miranda
Queen of Bananaland
Dircinha Batista
Queen of Bananaland
Oscarito
Actor
Lauro Borges
Actor
Ruy Costa
Director
Mário Lago
Writer
João de Barro
Writer
Alberto Byington Jr.
Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Banana da Terra (English: Banana of the Land) is a 1939 Brazilian musical film directed by Ruy Costa and written by Braguinha and Mário Lago. The film stars Carmen Miranda, Dircinha Batista and Aloysio de Oliveira. It was Miranda's last film in Brazil, before she moved to Hollywood.