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Rio Rita

1929Movie2 h 20 minNR

Romance Western

60

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60

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

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.

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Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Gives you goosebumps.
Warms you up.
Gets your pulse racing.

Not for scares, big ideas or brutality.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.0
Audience score40%
Box office
3.5×its budget
Budget
$678 K
Worldwide
$2 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 20 min
Longer than most romances, +33 min on the typical 107
typical 107140
Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1929
September 15, 1929
97 years ago
Genres
RomanceWesternMusic
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
24 of 28
Directing · 1
Luther Reed Director, Adaptation
Writing · 3
Fred Thompson Musical
Guy Bolton Musical
Joseph McCarthy Lyricist
Production · 2
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Producer
William LeBaron Producer
Camera · 2
Robert Kurrle Director of Photography
Ernest Bachrach Still Photographer
Editing · 1
William Hamilton Editor
Sound · 5
Roy Webb Orchestrator
Max Steiner Orchestrator
Hugh McDowell Jr. Sound
Victor Baravalle Music Director
Harry Tierney Songs
Art · 1
Max Rée Art Direction, Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
Other crew · 2
Kermit Maynard Stunts
Pearl Eaton Choreographer

Tropes

Beware the Silly Onesin 358 titlesWishy spends most of the film being the typical inept, immature, cowardly Lou Costello character.Old Flamein 216 titlesRita still remembers Ricardo, but Ricardo barely remembers Rita until she reminds him extensively.All 25 tropes

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