Rio Rita (1929)

Directed by

Luther Reed

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

NR

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man falls for a woman who may be connected to a wanted criminal. Meanwhile, two goofy friends get into silly misadventures.

livelylightheartedwhimsicalromanticupbeatold-fashionedbrightcheerful

What happens

Rio Rita is a 1929 American pre-Code RKO musical comedy starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles along with the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey (Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in their first starring role in a film). The film is based on the 1927 stage musical produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, which originally united Wheeler and Woolsey as a team and made them famous. The film was the biggest and most expensive RKO production of 1929 as well as the studio's biggest box office hit until King Kong (1933). Its finale was photographed in two-color Technicolor. Rio Rita was chosen as one of the 10 best films of 1929 by Film Daily. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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