- She often took part in plays of Léhar, among them the world premiere of "Der Zarewitsch" (1927) but it also followed engagements in plays of other composers.
- During her stay in France she appeared in her second movie "Crémaillière" (1934) - a short movie with Magdeleine Bérubet and Maurice Rémy.
- The film business remained a minor point and she concentrated to her singing career.
- The singer and actress Rita Georg was developed and promoted by the famous composer Franz Léhar.
- She went to the Netherlands during World War II where she continued her career at the "Theater der Prominenten". But also this asylum was not safe and in 1943 Rita Georg was arrested by the Germans. After her release she emigrated again.
- Even before her singing career became established she took part in her first movie "Das Gebot der Liebe" (1919) with Ernst Behmer, Olga Engel and Eva May.
- With the rise of the National Socialists she left Germany and she went to France where she continued her career as a singer. But few years later the political circumstances she fled from came to France as well.
- Rita George was temporarily married to the director of the Casino de Paris , Henri Varna .
- In 1934, Rita Georg was interviewed by the French police in the famous case of Alexandre Stavisky, who was accused of embezzling $40,000,000. Stavisky was also investigated for using beautiful actresses such as Georg, who starred in a play he financed, as lures in a Nazi spy ring. (Source: Fort William Daily Times-Journal, March 1, 1934).
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