''Belle of Old Mexico'' is a 1950 American

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directed by Robert G. Springsteen starring

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and

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. The film was successful at the box office, impressing the bosses at

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who believed that Rodriguez could be turned into a star similar to

Lupe Vélez María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944), known professionally as Lupe Vélez, was a Mexican actress, singer and dancer during the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican ...

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Synopsis

An American

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veteran, fulfills a promise he made to one of his dying comrades by going to

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to adopt his daughter. When he gets there, she turns out to not to be the little girl he had imagined but an attractive young woman. He has extreme difficulty convincing his fiancée and employers that their relationship is entirely innocent.

Cast

as Rosita Dominguez *

as Kip Armitage III *

as Deborah Chatfield *

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as Horatio Huntington *

Florence Bates Florence Bates ( Rabe; April 15, 1888 - January 31, 1954), was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles. Life and career Bates was the second child born to Jewish immigrant pare ...

as Nellie Chatfield *

Dave Willock David Willock (August 13, 1909 – November 12, 1990) was an American character actor. He appeared in 181 films and television series from 1939 to 1979. Biography Born in 1909, Willock began his professional career in vaudeville in 1931, teaming ...

as Tommy Mayberry * Gordon Jones as Tex Barnet *

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as Doctor Quincy *

Anne O'Neal Anne O'Neal (born Patsy Ann Epperson; December 23, 1893 – November 24, 1971) was an American actress. She appeared in many films portraying matronly landladies, for example. On television, in 1957, she appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' as “Sabina P ...

as Mrs. Abercrombie * Nacho Galindo as Pico *

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as Joe Venuti *

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as Sam * Carlos Molina and his Orchestra - Themselves

References

Bibliography

* Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992.

External links

* 1950 films American musical comedy films 1950 musical comedy films Films directed by R. G. Springsteen Republic Pictures films Films set in Mexico Trucolor films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub