Claim: Road to Rio was directed by Norman McLeod and made $4.5 million at the box office.
Evidence: Norman McLeod $4.5 million (US/ Canada rentals) 
It produced $4.5 million in rental income in its initial release period in the United States and was placed sixth in the top-grossing films of 1947. Road to Rio is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour.