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Rio Rita (1942)

Rio Rita poster
Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Genre
comedy film, musical film, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello help a woman search for her missing brother. They get involved in romantic mix-ups and sing along the way.

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What happens

Rio Rita is a 1942 American comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Abbott and Costello. It was based upon the 1927 Flo Ziegfeld Broadway musical, which was previously made into a 1929 film also titled Rio Rita that starred the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey. Kathryn Grayson (in her first starring picture) and John Carroll replace the 1929 version's Bebe Daniels and John Boles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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