A very clumsy stage assistant is fired after a terrible goof-up and then joins a friend as a street peddler of contraband goods. One day, while they are running from the police, they cross paths with some criminals who were also running from the police after having robbed a bank, and the two groups switch briefcases by accident.
Musical comedy with little to distinguish it from the many similar products being made in Brazil at the time. The musical numbers have some nice elaborate sets, and the comedy has a fast pace which keeps the viewer from falling into excessive boredom. In one street sequence, one can see that the movie theater is showing China Gate, which premiered in Brazil in October, 1957. De Pernas pro Ar! premiered in Brazil in December of that year, which makes for a very short post-production time! I had complained some time ago that prolific writer-director Victor Lima didn't have a single photo of him available on the Web, but I was wrong, as can be seen in the photo shown above, extracted from newspaper A Noite of November 27, 1957.
Rating: 34
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