Rio Rita
Summary:
MGM's Rio Rita is an in-name-only remake of the 1929 RKO Radio musical blockbuster, itself based on the long-running Ziegfeld Broadway extravaganza. Bud Abbott & Lou Costello take over from the original film's Burt Wheeler & Robert Woolsey as the comedy leads, while Kathryn Grayson (in her first picture) and John Carroll replace the 1929 version's Bebe Dan... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bud Abbott - ("Doc")
Lou Costello - ("Wishy")
Kathryn Grayson - (Rita Winslow)
John Carroll - (Ricardo Montera)
Patricia Dane - (Lucette Brunswick)
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Review:
Aside from a couple of songs, there's little similarity between this Rio Rita and the earlier film or stage show. That will be of little concern except for musical theatre aficionados or fans of the earlier film version, neither of which is the target audience for this "remake," that audience being those who simply can't get enough of Bud Abbo... Continue >>
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