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Rio Rita
Running Time: 135 min.
Produced By: / RKO Radio Pictures
Release By: RKO Radio Pictures

Summary:
Rio Rita, an expensive filmization of the legendary Florenz Ziegfeld-produced Broadway musical of 1928, was the first major production for fledgling RKO Radio Studios. Bebe Daniels plays Rita, an Irish-Mexican girl (with thick Hispanic accent) who ov... More >>

Cast and Crew:
Sam Nelson (McGinn)
Bebe Daniels (Rita Ferguson)
Fred Burns (Wilkins)
John Boles (Capt. Jim Stewart)
Bert Wheeler (Chick Bean)
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Review:
Although Hollywood in the early years was notorious for buying a hit Broadway musical and jettisoning most of the score for the film, Rio Rita, one of the earliest stage musical adaptations, is remarkably faithful. It's an odd hybrid of musical comed ...More >>
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