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.
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
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part-talkie ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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musical film ⓘ romantic film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Rio Rita (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Rio Rita (song)
NERFINISHED
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The Ranger’s Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Joseph McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harry Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
comedy
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musical numbers ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of a popular stage musical
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.