Rio Rita

Based On “Rio Rita”

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.

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Release date:

March 11, 1942

Director:

S. Sylvan Simon

Cast:

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Kathryn Grayson, John Carroll, Tom Conway

Genre:

Comedy, Musical, Romantic comedy

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1942 in adaptations