See the full list of rio rita cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Watch rio rita starring bud abbott in this comedy on directv. This musical united bert wheeler and robert woolsey as a comedy team and made them famous. New yorks museum of modern art once had a print of the fulllength rio rita, but that print. Two ranch hands bud abbott, lou costello and a radio singer foil nazi spies in a texas border town. Rio rita 1929 luther reed synopsis, characteristics. What should have been a step up for the duo, as universal couldnt compare to the big budgets and salaries of mgm, instead resulted in an unwatchable film full of painful musical numbers and a tedious assortment of predictable gags. The family a hitman is doublecrossed by his girlfriend and barely escapes a murder attempt. So, in the updated plot of this exuberant world war iiera remake of the 1929 wheeler and woolsey romp, that means little vista del rio is a jalapen.
James stewart pursues the bandit the kinkajou over the mexican border and falls in love with rita. Vitaphone disks for the entire film, but not for all the sequence cut for the 1932 re release. Rio rita is a 1927 stage musical with a book by guy bolton and fred thompson, music by harry tierney, lyrics by joseph mccarthy, and produced by florenz ziegfeld. Luther reed, bebe daniels, john boles, bert wheeler, robert woolsey. But women are pleased that daniels is the center of attention, and ultimately gets what she wants. Bud abbott and lou costello play the inept duo in this musical comedy. Its fiesta time in vista del rio, and that means much musical celebration. The film was a great success in its day and played up until the remake by abbott and costello in. Rio rita 1929, despite having the technical disadvantages of early sound musicals, this remains enjoyable. In the updated plot of this exuberant world war iiera remake of the 1929 wheeler and woolsey romp, little vista del rio is a jalapeno hotbed.
The tune suddenly surfaced in my memory, and cant be exorcized without the lyrics. The hotblooded female owner of a dude ranch is romanced by a texas ranger whos pursuing a masked bandit. Rio rita remastered, manufactured on demand on movies. Luther reeds direction has been criticized for being unimaginative, but at least he takes advantage of outdoor locations and dubbing. I came in with a large group of friends i ordered one. Subject headings for this piece include ethnic stereotypes, dwellings, native dress, cowboys, couples, courtship, love. 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.
We do not provide paid free rio rita movie downloads. A couple of slips in the dialogue still remain uncut, as many of the takes are long ones, and presented, i suggest, to maintain flow. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice. Rio rita, one of the earliest stage musical adaptations, is remarkably faithful. Print and download in pdf or midi fur dich, rio rita enrique santeugini. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Rio rita the 1942 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. B this article has been rated as bclass on the projects quality scale. Kathryn grayson in her first starring picture and john carroll replace the 1929 versions bebe daniels and john boles. Rio rita is a 1929 american precode rko musical comedy starring bebe daniels and john.
Violent city 1970 charles bronson, jill ireland, telly. Radio pictures rio rita is almost a copy of flo ziegfelds stage success. Hear classic music from rio rita, 1942, directed by s. Ritas brother don alvorado is suspected of being the kinkajou, a notorious bandit. The film was the biggest and most expensive rko production of 1929 as well as the studios biggest box. The film was a great success in its day and played up until the remake by abbott and costello in the early 40s. Bebe daniels plays rita, an irishmexican girl with thick hispanic accent who oversees a large ranch near the mexican border. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. This orchestra includes a full sized harp used to fine jazz effect. John boles and bebe daniels in rio rita 1929 john boles, bebe daniels, and georges renavent in rio rita 1929. Rio rita 1929 movies and films database movie search. Watch movie rio rita full streaming with duration 140 min and broadcast on 19290915 with mpaa rati. Video availabilityrio rita is available as a manufactureondemand dvdr through the warner archive. Rio rita john boles rio rita 1929 excerpt duration.
Mgms rio rita is an innameonly remake of the 1929 rko radio musical blockbuster, itself based on the longrunning. Rio rita, an expensive filmization of the legendary florenz ziegfeldproduced broadway musical of 1928, was the first major production for fledgling rko radio studios. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Doc and wishey run into some naziagents, who want to smuggle bombs into the usa from a mexican border hotel. Sylvan simon, with bud abbott, lou costello, kathryn grayson, at tcm. Based on a play and a 1929 wheeler and woolsey film, this lively musical comedy stars bud abbott and lou costello as two employees of a westernstyled resort near the texasmexico border who must break up a nazi spy ring and thwart a plot to use a popular radio show to transmit coded messages. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Jul 08, 2014 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Rio rita is a 1942 comedy film starring abbott and costello. He then sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the gang boss who put her up to it.
With bud abbott, lou costello, kathryn grayson, john carroll. Rio rita is a 1929 american precode rko musical comedy directed by luther reed. Doc and wishey run into some naziagents, who want to smuggle bombs into the usa from a. Watch rio rita full movie in hd visit doc and wishey run into some naziagents, who want to smuggle bombs into th. Rio rita not only made oodles of money for rko it was being regularly reissued throughout the 1930s, but it solidified the popularity of wheeler and woolsey, whod become the studios biggest comedy stars of the early 1930s. So, in the updated plot of this exuberant world war iiera remake of the 1929 wheeler and woolsey romp, that means little vista del rio is a jalapeno hotbed of axis spies.
After six films in a row at universal, comedians bud abbott and lou costello made rio rita in 1942, the first of three films for mgm. Rio rita 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ziegfeld theatre 2 february, 1927 494 perfs prince edward theatre, london 3 april, 1930 59 perfs synopsis. Rio rita original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city feb 2, 1927 and played through apr 7, 1928. For you, rio rita sheet music for piano download free in.
This posh parttechnicolor talkie from the ziegfeld stage musical was the first big. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Agents intend to use a fiesta radio show to send a coded message, a scheme that may be scrambled silly when doc and wishy stumble onto it. Rio rita 1929 in a small border town, texas ranger jim stewart john boles aims to catch the notorious local bandit known as kinkajou by disguising himself as a mexican. Rio rita remastered, manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. The agents intend to use a fiesta radio show to send a coded message, a scheme that may be scrambled silly when. With bebe daniels, john boles, bert wheeler, robert woolsey. Free wallpapers download of rio rita movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section.