Rio Rita (1942)

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• 원작: Rio Rita
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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 and John Carroll replace the 1929 version's Bebe Daniels and John Boles.

Production

Rio Rita was the first of three films that Abbott and Costello made on loan to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer while under contract to Universal Pictures; the other two pictures being Lost in a Harem and Abbott and Costello in Hollywood.

Filming of Rio Rita began on November 10, 1941 and concluded January 14, 1942 and included location shooting near Palm Springs, California.

During production of Rio Rita, Abbott and Costello had their hand and footprints enshrined at Grauman's Chinese Theater on December 8, 1941. The team also signed a new agreement regarding their partnership on January 9, 1942. Costello would now earn 60 percent of their salary with Abbott taking 40 percent.

Joe Kirk, who later played Mr. Bacciagalupe in The Abbott and Costello Show, has a small role. (Kirk later became Costello's brother-in-law).

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