Rio rita 1929 film complete

Rio rita 1929 the stillinfant rko pictures put itself on the map with this lavish musical adaptation of flo ziegfelds stage hit, complete with 40 minutes of early technicolor footage. Lets hope these fragments ends up in a complete 1929 version soon. Its adaptation of the popular broadway musical rio rita was an early hit for the studio, and also the first appearance on film of the comedic team of bert wheeler and robert woolsey who would go on to make a series of extremely popular comedies for the studio. Rio rita, a character in the femforce comic book series published by ac comics. Rio rita, a main river passing through east china normal university in shanghai, which is synonymous with the university. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title rio rita. Rio rita 1929 a great early chorus number that for some reason is not included in copy of this film that is available today.

A nother soundie for the dydamic rita rio again looks like sheis peforming in a film clip though it isnt. Although vintage film titles are often prefaced on tcm with spoken. The hotblooded female owner of a dude ranch is romanced by a texas ranger whos pursuing a masked bandit. Rio rita, an expensive filmization of the legendary florenz ziegfeldproduced broadway musical of 1928, was the first major production for fledgling rko radio studios. The picture quality is poor and i have no idea where. This was bud and lous only film for mgm, which was their good fortune. The film was a great success in its day and played up until the remake by abbott and costello in. Rio rita 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Radio pictures rio rita is almost a copy of flo ziegfelds stage success. Music is complete and measures approximately 9 x 12. 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.

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. Rio ritaa connecticut yankee, rca victor m lk1026 earl wrightson and the guild choristers with al goodman and his orchestra 6. This was one of the very few instances in which a ziegfeld musical from the 1920s was adapted to film virtually unchanged. Apparently the film was a major hit but then again just about every musical from this period was a hit. Rio rita sung by richard crooks from the all talking picture rio rita 1929 richard crooks had a great voice but made far too few recordings of popular music. Rio rita is a 1942 comedy film starring abbott and costello. The original 140minute version is not known to exist, although a complete print once. Rio ritathe rounders with harry reser 1929 duration. Rio rita 1929 luther reed synopsis, characteristics. One of the rare film musicals to capture a sense of what ziegfelds productions were like, the film featured numbers mostly shot as if on a stage. The opportunity to see rio rita on screen, in partial color, with popular bebe daniels as rita ferguson in her first speaking and singing role, proved irresistible at the box office. Rio rita lost footage found on you tube all talking. As far as the film itself goes, i may well have some fairly significant news in the next few days.

Rio rita, lobbycard, from left, john boles, bebe daniels. This is a trailer for the 1929 film rio rita, which starred john boles and bebe daniels. Many consider this their best film, though i dont agree, despite its departure from their formula. We cannot confirm the last public screening of this film in its original uncut format. Heres a complete list of early color talkies from 19291933. Kathryn grayson in her first starring picture and john carroll replace the 1929 versions bebe daniels and john boles. Another film based on the musical was made in 1942. Bebe daniels works on the musical score with otto morendo, her singing teacher during the filming of the film rio rita, directed by luther reed for rko. Mar 14, 2008 rio rita sung by richard crooks from the all talking picture rio rita 1929 richard crooks had a great voice but made far too few recordings of popular music.

The film is alive only when theyre on the screen, or during the song and dance number. This posh parttechnicolor talkie from the ziegfeld. The other film is manhattan parade starring winnie lighter. 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. The 1932 audience was experienced and probably found rio rita quite dull even after it had been modernized. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Bebe daniels works on the musical score with otto morendo, her singing teacher during the filming of the film rio rita, directed by luther reed for rko radio. I found both leads quite charming, and i hope i get to see the fulllength version of rio rita some day. Rio rita is a 1929 american precode rko musical comedy directed by luther reed. Watch rio rita starring bud abbott in this comedy on directv. This posh parttechnicolor talkie from the ziegfeld stage musical was the first big. Mgm decided to do a remake of the 1929 rko film, so the studio borrowed abbott.

If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. 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 1929 t he legendary flo ziegfeld opened the broadway theater bearing his name with the premiere of rio rita in february 1927. This original broadway musical opened at the ziegfeld theater in new york on february 2, 1927 and ran for 494 performances. Shipping adjusted for multiple purchases please request combined invoice before.

Rio rita original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city feb 2, 1927 and played through apr 7, 1928. Rio rita would be the first major film for rko who went all out with a very large budget and especially when you consider they were just an upstart company and had everything to lose. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Rio rita, a town in panama rio rita song, a song recorded by the four coins. At any rate, mgm showed itself unable to use their talents to the foremost, as was the case in their use of the marx brothers in their three last mgm films.

Mgms rio rita is an innameonly remake of the 1929 rko radio musical blockbuster, itself based on the longrunning ziegfeld broadway extravaganza. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The existing 104minute print is from the cut down 1932 rerelease of the film. Youre always in my arms but only in my dreams sheet music from the film rio rita, which was released in 1929. This original broadway musical opened at the ziegfeld theater in new york on. James stewart pursues the bandit the kinkajou over the mexican border and falls in love with rita.

Rio rita 1929 film version of the broadway musical. Bebe daniels collection 19251935 complete internet archive. Its fiesta time in vista del rio, and that means much musical celebration. The staginess of parading chorus girls walking up and down stairs in the second fragment is very 1929 but had no place in 1932. Watch rio rita movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Suffice it to say that weve been talking a lot on facebook about rio rita, ed. Two ranch hands bud abbott, lou costello and a radio singer foil nazi spies in a texas border town. The modernized version of rio rita rko1929 that filled cinema houses in.

Alternately fascinating and flat, and not much singing, but amazing manhattan location shots and a surprisingly dark plot make this is a must see for dedicated film buffs. Reviewed in the united states on december 10, 2019. Rio ritathe great waltz, world s s7056 neil williams and rosalind keene with orchestra conducted by geoff harvey 5. Radio studios to orchestrate the film adaptation of ziegfelds rio rita 1929. Rio rita, lobbycard, from left, john boles, bebe daniels, 1929.

Posted in 1929, box office weekly tagged 1929, bebe daniels, box office. Rio rita, starring abbott and costello as the comedy relief. Once in mexico, he falls for local girl rita bebe daniels, whose brother, roberto don alvarado, could be the criminal jim is looking for. Rio rita mgm decided to do a remake of the 1929 rko film, so the studio borrowed abbott and costello from universal, fixed up the plot to fit in with war happenings, and hired a writer to think up. The agents intend to use a fiesta radio show to send a coded message, a scheme that may be scrambled silly when. Applause helen morgan stars as a burlesque star plagued by tragedy. Rio rita passed 2h 20min adventure, music, romance 15 september 1929 usa capt.

Unless you know too much about movies or you are 100 years old, you probably never heard of the 1929 musical extravaganza rio rita. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Early color talkies classic movies, great and historic. Its surprising that universal studios, for which a and c were prime money. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Bebe daniels collection 19251935 complete by popularjazzarchive the popular jazz archive. Its kind of funny but i simply signed up using a site id and wanted to change it to my actual name but cant figure out how. Rio rita trailer 1929 bebe daniels and john boles youtube. Luther reed, bebe daniels, john boles, bert wheeler, robert woolsey, dorothy lee. This posh parttechnicolor talkie from the ziegfeld stage musical was the first big production from rkoradio pictures, highlighting the vaudevillian antics of movie. Posts about rio rita written by box office madness. It was a massive hit and as such was ripe for adaptation in a hollywood just learning to talk and sing. Bebe daniels plays rita, an irishmexican girl with thick hispanic accent who oversees a large ranch near the mexican border.