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Rio Rita

1942 · 91 min

A breezy, silly romp with rapid-fire slapstick and musical numbers, where bumbling heroes stumble through spy antics without real danger.

Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Kathryn Grayson
Tagline
"SENORITA...I'M CRAZY with LOVE FOR YOU" -- BUD "HE'S CRAZY ALRIGHT...BUT I'm your DAISY" -- LOU
Overview
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.

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Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Kathryn Grayson
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • love
  • family
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Written by
Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Kathryn Grayson, John Carroll, Patricia Dane, Tom Conway, Peter Whitney, Barry Nelson
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Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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