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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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