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Mexican Spitfire (film Series)
''Mexican Spitfire'' refers to a series of eight comedy films released by RKO Pictures between 1940 and 1943 starring Lupe Vélez and Leon Errol. The movies featured the character of ''Carmelita Lindsay'' (Lupe Vélez), a sympathetic and temperamental Mexican singer who leaves her career and native country to meet Dennis Lindsay (Donald Woods in the first three, Charles "Buddy" Rogers in the next three, and Walter Reed in the final two), an elegant and handsome American businessman. The series began with the 1939 film'' The Girl from Mexico'', which first introduced Carmelita and the other characters of the series. The premise is based mainly on the culture shock facing Carmelita in her new married life, especially when she gets to know the family and friends of her husband, including his stuffy Aunt Della (Elizabeth Risdon). She finds in her husband's uncle, Matthew 'Matt' Lindsay (Leon Errol), a friend and adventurous accomplice, as they both get into trouble from situations u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Spitfire (film)
''Mexican Spitfire'' is a 1940 American comedy film starring Lupe Vélez. She plays a hot-headed, fast-talking Mexican singer taken to New York for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself. The film was the sequel of the film ''The Girl from Mexico'' (1939) and was the first of a film series of seven more films with the same title and main characters. Story Newlyweds Dennis (Donald Woods) and Carmelita (Lupe Vélez) have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage: Carmelita's fiery Latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving ex-fiancee who is determined to break up their marriage. Cast * Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Fuentes * Donald Woods as Dennis 'Denny' Lindsay * Leon Errol as Uncle Matthew 'Matt' Lindsay * Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Della Lindsay * Linda Hayes as Elizabeth Price * Cecil Kellaway as Mr. Chummley * Charles Coleman as Bosby - the Butler Notes First official entry in the series is a retread of ''The Girl from Mexico'', but shif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
''Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Dane Lussier. It is the sequel to the 1942 film ''Mexican Spitfire's Elephant''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Walter Reed, Elisabeth Risdon, Lydia Bilbrook and Hugh Beaumont. The film was released on July 17, 1943, by RKO Pictures. This was the eighth and final film in the series. It marks the penultimate screen appearance for Lupe Velez, who committed suicide on 14 Dec 1944 after completing one more feature in her native Mexico. Plot The story unfolds at a dude ranch. Once again, Dennis is competing with another man, in this case George Sharpe, for a contract with distiller Lord Epping. Due to a misunderstanding, everyone thinks Carmelita has had a baby, when in fact it's her cat that has become a new mother. Epping is willing to sign with Dennis provided he can see the baby, so as always, Carmelita and Uncle Matt have to resort to all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
''Mexican Spitfire's Elephant'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts. It is the sequel to the 1942 film ''Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Walter Reed, Elisabeth Risdon, Lydia Bilbrook, Marion Martin, Lyle Talbot and Luis Alberni. The film was released on September 11, 1942, by RKO Pictures. Plot Cast * Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Lindsay * Leon Errol as Uncle Matt Lindsay / Lord Basil Epping * Walter Reed as Dennis Lindsay * Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Della Lindsay * Lydia Bilbrook as Lady Ada Epping * Marion Martin as Diana De Corro * Lyle Talbot as Reddy * Luis Alberni as Luigi * Arnold Kent as Jose Alvarez * Keye Luke as Lao Lee * Tom Kennedy Thomas or Tom Kennedy may refer to: Politics *Thomas Kennedy (Scottish judge) (1673–1754), joint Solicitor General for Scotland 1709–14, Lord Advocate 1714, Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs 1720–21 * Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Spitfire Sees A Ghost
''Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Monte Brice. It is the sequel to the 1942 film '' Mexican Spitfire at Sea''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Elisabeth Risdon, Donald MacBride and Minna Gombell. The film was released on June 26, 1942, by RKO Pictures. It is notorious as the film representing the top half of a double bill, in which the film at the bottom of the bill was Orson Welles' now-classic second feature film The Magnificent Ambersons, also produced by RKO Pictures. Plot Cast * Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Lindsay * Leon Errol as Uncle Matt Lindsay / Lord Basil Epping * Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Dennis Lindsay * Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Della Lindsay * Donald MacBride as Percy Fitzbadden * Minna Gombell as Edith Fitzbadden * Don Barclay as Fingers O'Toole * John McGuire as Luders * Lillian Randolph as Hyacinth * Mantan Moreland Mantan Morel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Spitfire At Sea
''Mexican Spitfire at Sea'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerry Cady. It is the fourth film in the ''Mexican Spitfire'' series, which began in 1939. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, ZaSu Pitts, Elisabeth Risdon, and Florence Bates. The film was released on March 13, 1942, by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Carmelita Lindsay (Lupe Vélez) believes she's finally going away on a honeymoon, which she has been unable to arrange due to her husband Dennis's constant business deals. Dennis (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) secretly intends to use this ocean voyage to sell advertising to the well-to-do Baldwins (Florence Bates and Harry Holman), with help from his Uncle Matt and Aunt Della (Leon Errol and Elisabeth Risdon). On the cruise, a quarrel with Carmelita results in Dennis being thrown out of his cabin and into another occupied by Parisian blonde Fifi Russell (Marion Martin). The Baldwins, assuming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
''The Mexican Spitfire's Baby'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerome Cady. It is the sequel to the 1940 film ''Mexican Spitfire Out West''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, ZaSu Pitts, Elisabeth Risdon and Fritz Feld. The film was released on November 28, 1941, by RKO Pictures. Plot The Lindsays decide to adopt a war orphan, except this refugee turns out to be a glamour girl 20-something orphaned during World War One.Photoplay Magazine December 1941, page 100 Cast * Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Lindsay * Leon Errol as Uncle Matt Lindsay / Lord Basil Epping * Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Dennis Lindsay * ZaSu Pitts as Miss Emily Pepper * Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Della * Fritz Feld as Lt. Pierre Gaston de la Blanc * Marion Martin as Fifi * Lloyd Corrigan as Chumley * Lydia Bilbrook as Lady Ada Epping * Vinton Hayworth Vinton Hayworth (June 4, 1906 – May 21, 1970), also known as Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Spitfire Out West
''Mexican Spitfire Out West'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jack Townley. It is the sequel to the 1940 film ''Mexican Spitfire'' and the second of the film series. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Donald Woods, Elisabeth Risdon and Cecil Kellaway. The film was released on November 29, 1940, by RKO Pictures. Plot The Mexican spitfire goes to the wild wild west and has many great adventures with Mat. Cast * Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Lindsay * Leon Errol as Uncle Matt Lindsay / Basil, Lord Epping * Donald Woods as Dennis 'Denny' Lindsay * Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Della Lindsay * Cecil Kellaway as Mr. Chumley * Linda Hayes as Elizabeth Price * Lydia Bilbrook as Ada, Lady Epping * Charles Coleman as Ponsby, the Butler * Charles Quigley as Mr. Roberts * Lester Dorr as Harry * Eddie Dunn as Mr. Skinner * Grant Withers as Withers * Tom Kennedy Thomas or Tom Kennedy may refer to: Politics *Thomas Kennedy (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts. Biography Born in London as Daisy Cartwright Risdon, the daughter of John Jenkins Risdon and Martha Harrop Risdon, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract with the Theatre Guild for many years. Risdon's film debut came in England, where she made 13 silent films. She came to the United States in 1912, and her first film with sound was ''Guard That Girl'' (1935). Her Broadway credits include ''Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RKO Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO) theater chain and Joseph P. Kennedy's Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) studio were brought together under the control of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in October 1928. RCA chief David Sarnoff engineered the merger to create a market for the company's sound-on-film technology, RCA Photophone, and in early 1929 production began under the RKO name (an abbreviation of Radio-Keith-Orpheum). Two years later, another Kennedy holding, the Pathé studio, was folded into the operation. By the mid-1940s, RKO was controlled by investor Floyd Odlum. RKO has long been renowned for its cycle of musicals starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the mid-to-late 1930s. Actors Katharine Hepburn and, later, Robert Mitchum had the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Mexico
''The Girl from Mexico'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Lionel Houser and Joseph Fields. The film stars Lupe Vélez, who plays a hot-headed, fast-talking Mexican singer taken to New York for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself. This low-budget film's unexpected box-office success resulted in a sequel, ''Mexican Spitfire'', and eventually a film series of seven films all together. All eight were directed by Goodwins, used venerable comedian Leon Errol as a comic foil, and showcased Vélez's comic persona, indulging in broken-English malapropisms, troublemaking ideas, sudden fits of temper, occasional songs, and bursts of Spanish invective. The film was released June 2, 1939, by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot summary Cast * Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Fuentes * Donald Woods as Dennis 'Denny' Lindsay * Leon Errol as Uncle Matthew 'Matt' Lindsay * Linda Hayes as Elizabeth Price * Donald MacBride as L. B. Renner * Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Reed (actor)
Walter Reed (born Walter Reed Smith, February 10, 1916 – August 20, 2001) was an American stage, film and television actor. Biography Reed was born in 1916 in Fort Ward, Washington. Following a stint as a Broadway actor, Reed broke into films in 1941. He appeared in several features for RKO Radio Pictures, including the last two ''Mexican Spitfire'' comedies (in which Reed replaced Buddy Rogers as the Spitfire's husband). Perhaps his most memorable role was as the spineless wagon driver husband of Gail Russell in the western '' Seven Men from Now''. Reed also appeared in the very first Superman theatrical feature film ''Superman and the Mole Men'' in 1951. In 1951 Reed made two film serials for Republic Pictures; Reed strongly resembled former Republic leading man Ralph Byrd, enabling Republic to insert old action scenes of Byrd into the new Reed footage. Republic wanted to sign Reed for additional serials but Reed declined, preferring not to be typed as a serial star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
