Rio Rita
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Rio Rita

Ziegfeld's fabulous all-talking, all-singing super screen spectacle

8.0 / 10 1929 2h 20mNR English
RomanceWesternMusic

Storyline

Capt. James Stewart pursues the bandit "The Kinkajou" over the Mexican border and falls in love with Rita, though he suspects that her brother is the bandit.

Cast & Crew

Bebe Daniels

Bebe Daniels

Rita Ferguson

Lead
John Boles

John Boles

Capt. Jim Stewart

Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

Chick Bean

Robert Woolsey

Robert Woolsey

Ned Lovett

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy Lee

Dolly Bean

Don Alvarado

Don Alvarado

Roberto Ferguson

Georges Renavent

Georges Renavent

Gen. Ravinoff

HK

Helen Kaiser

Mrs. Katie Bean

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luther Reed's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Rio Rita is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker