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Rio Rita (1929) was a Musical - Romance Film directed by Luther Reed and produced by William LeBaron and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..

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Musical Monday: Rio Rita (1942)

on Oct 14, 2024 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Rio Rita (1942) ? Musical #5... Read full article


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"Rio Rita" was adapted from a Broadway musical produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.. The original production opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on Feb. 2, 1927 and ran for 494 performances. This was one of the very few instances in which a Ziegfeld musical from the 1920's was adapted to film virtually unchanged.
The set used in the final scene is the same as that used in another film's final scene, Dixiana, also with Bebe Daniels.
Bebe Daniels' first talkie.
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Also directed by Luther Reed



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Also produced by William LeBaron




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Also released in 1929




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