Rio Rita (1929 film)

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Rio Rita (1929 film) is an early musical comedy film adaptation of the popular stage show, notable for its blend of romance, humor, and song during the transition to sound cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
artDirectionBy Carroll Clark
basedOn Rio Rita (stage musical)
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy J. Roy Hunt
countryOfOrigin United States
director Luther Reed
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy George Nichols Jr.
featuresCharacter Rio Rita
featuresComedyTeam Wheeler and Woolsey
filmFormat early sound film
part-talkie
genre comedy film
musical film
romantic film
hasRemake Rio Rita (1942 film)
hasSong Rio Rita (song)
The Ranger’s Song
lyricsBy Joseph McCarthy
medium feature film
musicBy Harry Tierney
narrativeFocus comedy
musical numbers
romance
notableFor adaptation of a popular stage musical
being produced during the transition from silent to sound cinema
blend of romance, humor, and song
originalLanguage English
partOf early RKO musical productions
producer Florenz Ziegfeld
William LeBaron
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures
releaseDecade 1920s
releaseYear 1929
runtime approximately 104 minutes (general release version)
approximately 140 minutes (original roadshow version)
screenwriter Humphrey Pearson
Luther Reed
setIn Mexico
Texas
soundFilm true
starring Bebe Daniels
Bert Wheeler
John Boles
Robert Woolsey
Wheeler and Woolsey

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Ernest Torrence notableWork Rio Rita (1929 film)
John Boles notableWork Rio Rita (1929 film)
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. notableWork Rio Rita (1927 musical)
subject linked to: Florenz
linked to: Rio Rita (1929 film)
Rio Rita adaptedInto Rio Rita (1929 film)
Rio Rita adaptedInto Rio Rita (1942 film)
linked to: Rio Rita (1929 film)
Rio Rita (1929 film) hasRemake Rio Rita (1942 film)
linked to: Rio Rita (1929 film)