Rating: - One of A&C's best!
For what it's worth, "Rio Rita" (1942) is actually the first of Abbott and Costello's three films for MGM, while "Abbott And Costello In Hollywood" (1945) is the last. (The second was 1944's "Lost In A Harem.") All three are quite good - in some ways better than the more famous films the duo made for Universal - and well worth a look by anyone whose idea of GOOD comedy is something more substantial than Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell, whose popularity will forever be a source of mystery to me.
Rating: - ONE OF THE TEAM'S BEST FILMS
RIO RITA
Release Date: April 1942
Directed by:
S. Sylvan Simon
Writing credits:
Richard Connell (screenplay) and
Gladys Lehman (screenplay)
John Grant (special material for A & C)
Cast (in credits order):
Bud Abbott........Doc
Lou Costello......Wishy Dunn
Kathryn Grayson...Rita Winslow
John Carroll......Ricardo Montera
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Rating: - Rio Rio!!!
Great Classic A&C film. The best Abbott & Costello film i've seen since "Time Of Their Lives." This is funny from beginning to end. Some really hysterical routines in this one. Highly recommend to any old time comedy fans and Abbott & Costello films. Great, Great film!!!
Rating: - The Bud & Lou I Remember
I'm going to go ahead and give this video five stars because I have a lot of fond memories of watching it, even though I'm not that wild about the musical numbers. What I do love about this film is the sheer energy and fun of Abbott & Costello's early efforts. Most of the movies I see rerun on the classic film channels are the duo's later films and are pretty flat. In this one, they blow in like the life of the party and race through routines that makes you feel like they're trying to fit in as much as they can. The slapstick is cartoonishly funny and the verbal bits are fun ("You're ... Read More
Rating: - ONE OF ABBOTT & COSTELLO' S BEST FEATURES
The comdey duo is REUINTED with dircetor S. Sylvan Simon, who directed their earlier feature "ABBOTT & COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD". This film is a REMAKE of the 1929 film which starred the then popular comedy team Wheeler & Woosley. In this A & C feature the Nazis invade the Western ranch where the team works. Some good songs ACTUALLY help this film's ZANY plot.
