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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rio Rita (1929 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7480152 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rio Rita (1929 film) Context triple: [Ernest Torrence, notableWork, Rio Rita (1929 film)]
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A.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
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B.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night is a classic 1934 romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, celebrated for its witty dialogue, influential screwball style, and Academy Award–winning performances by Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.
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D.
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 American romantic comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant, celebrated for its witty innuendo, bold sexuality, and status as one of the defining works of early 1930s cinema.
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E.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rio Rita (1929 film) Target entity description: 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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A.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
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B.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night is a classic 1934 romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, celebrated for its witty dialogue, influential screwball style, and Academy Award–winning performances by Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.
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D.
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 American romantic comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant, celebrated for its witty innuendo, bold sexuality, and status as one of the defining works of early 1930s cinema.
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E.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Carroll Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rio Rita (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | J. Roy Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Luther Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Nichols Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Rio Rita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresComedyTeam | Wheeler and Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
early sound film
ⓘ
part-talkie ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ romantic film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Rio Rita (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Rio Rita (song)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Ranger’s Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Joseph McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harry Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William LeBaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtime |
approximately 104 minutes (general release version)
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approximately 140 minutes (original roadshow version) ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Humphrey Pearson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luther Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Bebe Daniels
NERFINISHED
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Bert Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ John Boles NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheeler and Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rio Rita (1929 film) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.