Os Três Cangaceiros

Um Candango na Belacap

January 1961 •Portuguese

During the inauguration of Brasília, Brazil's brand new capital city, singer and ballerina Gilda hides in a working-class night club to escape from an inconvenient millionaire who's trying to date her.

É de Chuá!

January 1958 •Portuguese

The film narrates the adventures of the trickster Juca Moleza in the carnival while he has to deal with the consequences of the scams he applied to people of high society.

O Camelô da Rua Larga

October 1958 •Portuguese

Metido a Bacana

May 1957 •Portuguese

Tired of royalty, the prince of Araquelândia switches identities with a popcorn maker look-alike so he can enjoy Rio de Janeiro's carnival alongside his butler. While the real prince falls into revelry, the false prince finds himself in trouble with the foreign country's political problems, including a corrupt ambassador and a terrorist.

Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo

May 1963 •Portuguese

Esse Milhão é Meu!

July 1959 •Portuguese

Minha Sogra é da Polícia

January 1958 •Portuguese

O Petróleo é Nosso

July 1954 •Portuguese

A lady, owner of a large area of land where it is believed there are several oil wells, is almost fooled by the president of a pseudo petroleum company into giving up her property for nothing, but is saved by his son's noble intervention.

Tira a Mão Daí

May 1957 •Portuguese

The "corn king" usually sponsors dreamy girls who want to become a miss in any contest. One of them doesn't agree with her sponsor's "donjuanesque" tactics and abandons everything to return to her former fiancé.

Aviso aos Navegantes

February 1950 •Portuguese

In Buenos Aires, Frederico hides in a ship going to Rio de Janeiro to travel for free. But Azulão, the cook, finds him and blackmails him into working in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Alberto, the captain, receives a radio message saying that there was a dangerous international spy on board. Things get worse when some passports are mixed-up.

Carnaval Atlântida

February 1952 •Portuguese

Movie producer Cecílio B. de Milho is intent on filming an epic about Helen of Troy, while some of the crew would rather turn it into a musical comedy.

Matar ou Correr

February 1954 •Portuguese

"High Noon" spoof. Kid Bolha and Ciscocada, two clumsy swindlers, arrive at a violent Old West town called Citydown where, by mistake, one of them is appointed Sheriff. They're intent on facing the dreaded Jesse Gordon, a gunman who kills for pleasure.

Nem Sansão Nem Dalila

February 1955 •Portuguese

Barber's jeep crash against crazy scientist's house, where the latter was building a time-machine. The crash triggers the machine, taking them to Gaza kingdom, circa 1153 B.C., where they get involved in many funny situations. Spoof of Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah

The Man of The Sputnik

August 1959 •Portuguese

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.

A Baronesa Transviada

August 1957 •Portuguese

Manicurist finds out she's the daughter of a rich baroness, and inherits her fortune. Now, she'll have to fight her mother's parents, with help from some of her friends.

Depois Eu Conto

July 1956 •Portuguese

Zé da Bomba dreams of being rich, and his neighbour dreams of being an artist and having an affair with him.

Maria 38

August 1959 •Portuguese

Maria is a young woman who becomes a well-known crook in the bohemian district of Lapa, in Rio de Janeiro. She earns her living with little scams and tricks. Nevertheless, she is good-hearted, and that's why her latest cheat doesn't work at all.

Briga, Mulher e Samba

December 1961 •Portuguese

Marcelino, a country bumpkin, comes from the countryside to try his luck in Rio de Janeiro. His uncle Simão, a taxi driver and resident of a favela with Sofia, comes to greet him at the train station. A neighbor, Tereza, takes an interest in the newcomer. At the pier, the criminal Zé receives a package and is pursued by police. Mira Diler performs at the Caverna nightclub. In her dressing room, the criminal Zé is found, injured and without the package. Valentino complains about the police action that is disrupting his "business." Marcelino still hasn't found work; at the same time, he tries unsuccessfully to sell his compositions. He begins helping his uncle as a driver, but puts his own worries first: he goes to the nightclub looking for Mira, but finds himself caught up in Valentino's schemes.

Tudo Legal

December 1960 •Portuguese

O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo

December 1961 •Portuguese