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Home Productions Rio Rita (1959)

Rio Rita

Music: Harry Tierney and Joe McCarthy
Lyrics: Harry Tierney and Joe McCarthy
Book: Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson
Notes:
Production Year: 1959
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

Szonys, The
The Dancers
Bill Twedell
A reporter
Kelly Stephens
Lolita
Larry Storch
Ed Lovett
Claire Alexander
Carmen
Larry Brown
Padrone
Richard Fredricks
Roberto Ferguson
Stephen Douglass
Captain James Stewart
Peggy Bonini
Rita Ferguson
Joseph Cusanelli
Davalos
Betty O’Neil
Katie Bean
Tim Herbert
Chick Bean
Walter Richardson
Sergeant Wilkins
Mara Lynn
Dolly Bean
Deni Lamont
Ricardo
Tom Lewy
Captain Gonzales
Ben Reed
Sergeant McGinn
Edmund Lyndeck
General Esteban