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| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Written by | Richard Connell Gladys Lehman John Grant |
| Produced by | Pandro Berman |
| Starring | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Kathryn Grayson John Carroll |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,220,000[1] |
Rio Rita is a 1942 American comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Abbott and Costello. It was based upon the 1927 Flo Ziegfeld Broadway musical, which was previously made into a 1929 film also titled Rio Rita that starred the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey. Kathryn Grayson (in her first starring picture) and John Carroll replace the 1929 version's Bebe Daniels and John Boles.[2]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Rio Rita (1942) - S. Sylvan Simon | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".