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Home Productions Rio Rita (1940)

Rio Rita

Music: Harry Tierney and Joe McCarthy
Lyrics: Harry Tierney and Joe McCarthy
Book: Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson
Notes:
Production Year: 1940
Synopsis:

Texas ranger Jim Stewart aims to catch the notorious bandit Kinkajou by disguising himself as a Mexican. In Mexico, he meets and falls in love with Rita, whose brother may be the man he is seeking.

Cast Member

Role

Emil Wachter
Sergt. McGinn
Herbert Vollmar
A reporter
James Gillis
Capt. Gonzales
Cass Daley
Dolly Bean
Audrey Christie
Katie Bean
Ben Basone
Sergt. Wilkins
Jack Goode
Chick Bean
Lansing Hatfield
Captain James Stewart
Rosemarie Brancato
Rita Ferguson
Al Downing
Davalos
Bobby Jarvis
Ed Lovett
Thalia Mara
Carmen
Frederic Persson
Padrone
Bob Lawrence
Roberto Ferguson
Karen Lynd
Lolita
Joseph Macaulay
General Esteban