The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon, lydia bilbrook, marion martin, lyle talbot and luis alberni. The baldwins are social climbers that will do business with lindsay if they can meet lord epping. The lindsays are on a ship to hawaii for their delayed second honeymoon. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The film was released on september 11, 1942, by rko pictures. The girl from mexico, mexican spitfire, mexican spitfire out west, mexican. Released in march of 1942, the film must have seemed especially. This time around, tempetuous carmelita lupe velez and her staid american. In the first film, the girl from mexico, carmelita meets her future husband dennis stuffy, his uncle matt nice, and aunt della. Leon errol and lupe velez in mexican spitfires elephant 1942 lyle talbot and. Mexican spitfire series lupe velez uc berkeley library. But the real spark of the spitfire films is velez, the mexican stunner.
She plays a hotheaded, fasttalking mexican singer taken to new york for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself. Lord epping leon errol is on a ship on his way to the states when jewel smugglers marion martin and lyle talbot spot him as an easy prey to smuggle their jewel hidden in a small. Combining business with pleasure, vacationing advertsing man dennis charles buddy rogers hopes to sign a contract with a wealthy client. With lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, elisabeth risdon. Cast and crew credits for mexican spitfires elephant, 1942, directed by leslie goodwins, with lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, at turner classic movies. The mexican spitfires baby 1941 the movie database. The mexican spitfire collection, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 883316338858. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 07141943 us comedy, romance 1h 3m user score. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 no, the third mexican spitfire movie lupe velez made in 1942 isnt a circus movie the elephant in question is an onyx knickknack, not unlike the stuff that dreams are made of bird in the previous years the maltese falcon 1941. Carmelita lupe velez and her husbands charles buddy rogers french war baby is a blonde named fifi.
She previously played the role of fifi in two of the mexican spitfire movies. A pair of shipboard smugglers have a large diamond hidden inside a small elephant statuette, which they plant on absentminded lord epping to get it past customs. Now, his lordship is visiting uncle matt lindsay who looks just like him. Mexican spitfire movie collection my video classics. The mexican spitfire series is a virtual prequel to i love lucy, with lupe velez a remarkable combination of both lucy and ricky. Uncle matt lindsay, speaking to his wife, della mexican spitfires elephant. It is the sequel to the 1940 film mexican spitfire out west. Mexican spitfires baby 1941 cast and crew moviefone.
Following completion of the trail blazers series, bob steele and hoot gibson were paired in three other monogram westerns, with the only connection to the trail blazers series being steele and gibson in the cast and production and distribution by monogram, with various monogram people. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire sees a ghost. In this sense, the spitfire cast is almost like a repertory company, which contributes to the fun, but not necessarily to storytelling continuity. Lupe velez plays the scatterbrainspitfire carmelita, whose life is riddled with shenanigans in this hilarious 8 film set. In this comedy, an entry in the mexican spitfire series, the feisty young wife finds herself in deep trouble when she gets involved with jewel thieves who are smuggling their loot across the. Mexican spitfire is a 1940 american comedy film starring lupe velez.
Unknown to carmelita, dennis is using the trip to secure a contract with mr. Read the full synopsis of mexican spitfires elephant, 1942, directed by leslie goodwins, with lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, at turner classic movies. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 carmelita is forced to feign a pregnancy after a telegram she sends is misunderstood. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. Dizzy carmelita and uncle matt inadvertently become involved with thieves smuggling jewels inside a ceramic elephant. What film was the supporting feature for the legendary citizen kane during its premiere run in new york in 1941. Mexican spitfire s elephant is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Carmelita and uncle matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the ghosts are actually enemy agents who are trying to frighten away visitors in order to develop a nitroglycerin bomb. Between 1939 and 1943, the mexicanborn lupe velez teamed with rubberlegged onetime ziegfeld follies star leon errol for a series of eight fastpaced, slapstick comedies about the adventures of a fiery latin singer velez. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost, mexican spitfires elephant, mexican spitfires. Having already doubleoverdosed on leon errols lord basil epping scenario after watching mexican spitfire out west 1940, if was not so wise to watch the mexican spitfires baby 1941 straight after. Mexican spitfire comedies, mexican spitfires elephant 1942 and. Both lupe valez and mantan moreland are completely wasted in this film. Mexican spitfires elephant september 17, 1942 a pair of shipboard smugglers have a large diamond hidden inside a small elephant statuette, which they plant on absentminded lord epping to.
An advertising executive and his temperamental wife adopt a war orphan who turns out to be a beautiful woman. The lindsay s are on a ship to hawaii for their delayed second honeymoon. Mexican spitfire s elephant 1942 no, the third mexican spitfire movie lupe velez made in 1942 isnt a circus movie the elephant in question is an onyx knickknack, not unlike the stuff that dreams are made of bird in the previous years the maltese falcon 1941. Charles buddy rogers went to war, so his place in mexican spitfires elephant 1942 was taken by walter reed seven men from now. The film was released on november 28, 1941, by rko pictures. With lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, zasu pitts.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. With lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, elisabeth risdon. He had just completed alfred hitchcocks foreign correspondent 1940 and. The first mexican spitfire entry of 1942, mexican spitfire at sea is set mainly on a hawaiibound ocean liner. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 rotten tomatoes. Jewel thieves marion martin and lyle talbot are using the precious pachyderm to smuggle an emerald, with lord epping leon.
Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 each film is not simply a comedic film, but a satire of the cultural shock and stereotypes of the mexican people and latin american people in general in the american society at the time. With husband dennis preoccupied with a business deal, carmelita decides to teach him a lesson by running off to reno and filing for divorce. I now have a major crush on a woman who committed suicide in 1944. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 directed by leslie. Mexican spitfires elephant is the penultimate film in the series and again repeats all its old gags of mistaken identities and spats in the lindsay households. The mexican spitfires baby is a 1941 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. And silent film leading lady zazu pitts plays the same character though with entirely different personalities in mexican spitfires baby 1941 and the followup, mexican spitfire at sea 1942. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 carmelita gets embroiled in intrigue surrounding a precious stolen gem. Rko brought its mexican spitfire saga to a close with the eighth film in the series, mexican spitfires blessed event.
With lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon. Mexican spitfires baby 1941 cast and crew carmelita lupe velez and her husbands charles buddy rogers french war baby is a blonde named fifi. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the lindsay clan investigates a haunted house. Movie database mexican spitfires elephant1942director, leslie goodwins. The mexican spitfires baby 1941 directed by leslie. The penultimate mexican spitfire film was the third to be released in just six monthsa sign that the hijinx of carmelita lupe velez and uncle matts lord epping leon errol impersonation were a hit with audiences. Mexican spitfire s elephant 1942 mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943 each film is not simply a comedic film, but a satire of the cultural shock and stereotypes of the mexican people and latin american people in general in the american society at the time. Combining business with pleasure, vacationing advertsing man dennis charles buddy. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 carmelita lupe velez, her husband walter reed and uncle mattlord epping leon errol meet gem smugglers at sea. I still love lupe velez, the little that i got here, saving some of this from the double madness. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 the movie database tmdb. The character actor walter reed was a veteran of over 150 films, mostly. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news.
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