Rio Rita

19421942
PassedPassed
1h 31m

Bud Abbott, John Carroll, Lou Costello, and Kathryn Grayson in Rio Rita (1942)

Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.

Director
- S. Sylvan Simon
Writers
- Richard Connell(screenplay)
- Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
- John Grant(special material for Abbott and Costello)
Stars

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Director
- S. Sylvan Simon
Writers
- Richard Connell(screenplay)
- Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
- John Grant(special material for Abbott and Costello)
All cast & crew
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After being fired from their jobs as clerks in a pet store, Doc and Wishey, a couple of bumpkins, hide in the trunk of a car that they think will take them to New York. Somehow, however, they end up in Texas where they help to facilitate the romance of a popular Latin singer and the owner of a resort hotel while exposing a gang of Fifth-Columnists. —duke1029@aol.com

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Taglines
- THERE'S Monkey Business GOING ON!
Genres
- Comedy
- Music
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were under contract to "Universal Pictures," and their films were so successful that "MGM" signed a three-film contract with them to take advantage of a clause in their "Universal" contract that allowed them to do one film a year for another company. This was the first one; "Lost in a Harem (1944)" and "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)" were the others. However, each of the films was less successful than the previous one, and "MGM" canceled its agreement with "Universal" after the third film.

Goofs
When Wishy (Lou Costello) is hanging from the back bumper of the car, his feet disappear as he is trying to climb back up to the car.

Quotes
'Doc': Did you ever go to school, stupid?
'Wishy': Yeah and I came out the same way.

Connections
Featured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Soundtracks
Rio Rita
(1927)
Music by Harry Tierney
Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
Played during the opening credits
Sung by John Carroll (uncredited) at the hotel
Reprised by the band at the hotel

Top review

6/10

Abbott & Costello battle Nazis on a dude ranch

Corny but likable Abbott and Costello comedy about the duo working at a dude ranch and discovering a Nazi plot (this was filmed during WWII after all). Most of the the comedy is their usual Who's-On-First-like word play and like a lot of Marx Brothers and other comedy pictures of the time, this one features several musical numbers. You also have Tom Conway and Kathryn Grayson, so there's a solid supporting cast, for this otherwise forgettable but entertaining enough of Abbott and Costello picture.

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Release date
- April 1942 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
Also known as
- Рио-Рита
Filming locations
- Hemet, California, USA
Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Runtime
1 hour 31 minutes
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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Bud Abbott, John Carroll, Lou Costello, and Kathryn Grayson in Rio Rita (1942)

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