The girl from mexico, mexican spitfire, mexican spitfire out west, mexican spitfires baby, mexican spitfire at sea, mexican spitfire sees a ghost, mexican spitfires elephant, mexican spitfires blessed event. Mexican spitfire s baby, released in 1941, was intended to be the final film in the series until box office receipts again encouraged additional installments. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 directed by leslie goodwins. Between 1939 and 1945, almost 2,000 small boats, built of wood and only between 20 and 35.
Of course, hollywood has largely concentrated on its own and so the two most famous films about the little ships feature pt boats instead of mtbs. Mexican spitfire 1940 approved 1h 7min comedy 12 january 1940 usa newlyweds dennis and carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage. During this time, mexican women were negatively represented with their intelligence, dignity and temper. Mexican spitfire is a 1940 american comedy film starring lupe velez. Just five years after having started this low budget film series with the girl from mexico in 1939 the beauty from mexico would commit suicide.
Mexican spitfires baby, released in 1941, was intended to be the final film in the series until box office receipts again encouraged additional installments. Spitfires baby 1941, mexican spitfire at sea 1941, mexican spitfire sees a. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 leslie goodwins. Cast in credits order verified as complete lupe velez. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 uncle matt leon errol poses as lord epping and helps carmelitas lupe velez husband clinch a shipboard deal. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 leslie goodwins, lupe.
Aug 26, 2012 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 spitfire sees a ghost looks more like a columbia tworeel comedy than an rko feature film. Between 1939 and 1945, almost 2,000 small boats, built of wood and only between 20 and 35 metres long, served around the world, defending coasts and convoys, raiding the enemys shores and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. With lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, linda hayes. Hollywood stories hardly get more tragic than the one featuring the mexican spitfire herself. The first mexican spitfire entry of 1942, mexican spitfire at sea is set mainly on a hawaiibound ocean liner. The film was released on march, 1942, by rko pictures. The mexican spitfire collection, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 883316338858. This third film is virtually a remake of mexican spitfire paraphrasing many of the original gags of hayes elizabeth should have married him in the first place well she didnt pick up the first place. Leon errol, zasu pitts, and lupe velez in mexican spitfire at sea 1942. It was released by rko radio pictures on march 31, 1939. Almost a gentleman is a 1939 american drama film directed by leslie goodwins from a screenplay by david silverstein and jo pagano, based on the story by harold shumate.
At long last warner is releasing the eight mexican spitfire films from their vaults. Given the mix of high speed boats, guns and daring deeds, its perhaps surprising that coastal forces has not been the subject of more than one hollywood feature film. In the 1940 film mexican spitfire lupe velez plays the character of carmelita lindsay, a mexican woman married to a white man named dennis lindsay. Happily the series ends on a high note, as this is one of the better installments. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, zasu pitts, elisabeth risdon and florence bates. 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. It is a model b film short, inexpensive, but a clever script and some good work by an experienced cast. The film was released on november 29, 1940, by rko pictures. List of feature film series with eight entries wikipedia. Sale of raf spitfire buried beneath sea for 40 years raises. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on.
Instead of a second honeymoon, carmelita begins divorce proceedings. Spitfires of the sea coastal forces of the second world war. When we first see carmelita she is dressed in a little cowgirl outfit. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 leslie goodwins, lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, comedy april 24, 2018 the troubles begin when, in the absence of lord epping, his you partner, dennis and the latters aunt della open up eppings country estate to entertain a pair of visitors who have come from canada to see the. Mexican spitfire complete 8movie collection wb shop. Jul 14, 20 called spitfire 944, the film show wwii photo reconnaissance pilot lt col. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Spitfires of the sea was the sobriquet given to the little ships of the royal navy great britains coastal forces of the second world war. Included among the american film institutes 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the top 100 funniest american movies. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on tcm.
Dec, 2014 ive just completed the eighth and final movie of the mexican spitfire series, a series of movies which were showcased for the mexican actress. His hottempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when she sees him with another woman. The series grinded to a halt with mexican spitfire s blessed event in 1943. The production values in this one seem to have improved over the previous one a little. And hell hath no fury like a spitfire unhoneymooned mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the lindsay clan investigates a haunted house. Mexican spitfire at sea is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfire 1940 letterboxd your life in film. Sale of raf spitfire buried beneath sea for 40 years.
Mexican spitfire movie collection my video classics. Newlyweds dennis and carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage. Mexican spitfire at sea is a typical doorslamming, vaudevillesque comedy for the fairly popular film series, an endless string of malapropisms, mistaken identities, and doublecrossing pushed with gusto by a talented cast working hard to ring out every possible laugh. Blyth telling his story and reacting to footage of a crash landing he made all the way back in 1944 that he had. Beautiful and vivacious lupe velez plays irrepressible carmelita, a scatterbrain whose attempts to add spice to her life and luster to her marriage always. Carmelitas fiery latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving exfiancee whos determined to break up their marriage. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 the mexican spitfires baby 1941 mexican spitfire at sea 1942 mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 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. Leon errol costars in the dual roles of uncle matt and the absentminded lord epping. Inflight film of spitfire p9374 jump to media player inflight film of spitfire p9374, now fully restored after being shot down during world war two. And hell hath no fury like a spitfire unhoneymooned mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the. Combining business with pleasure, vacationing advertsing man dennis charles buddy rogers hopes to sign a contract with a wealthy client. 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. Jul 18, 2016 confusingly, unlike mexican spitfire out west, this one actually has a western setting and theme. I dont mind, as it might be the best role errol did in his career, but it often gets too chaotic and repetitive, doing the same shtick over and over for each film, with not enough lupe velez.
It is the sequel to the 1940 film mexican spitfire and the second of the film series. Jul 09, 2015 an raf spitfire buried beneath the sea for 40 years after it was shot down during the war sold for. Mexican spitfire at sea lupe velez leon errol charles buddy rogers 1942 uncle matt leon errol poses as lord epping and helps carmelitas lupe velez husband clinch a shipboard deal. In the process, they found a clip of a spitfire doing a belly landing at raf. From what i have discovered about lupe velez off screen personality the mexican spitfire series definitely suited the actress right down to the ground. Apr 24, 2014 beautiful and vivacious lupe velez plays irrepressible carmelita, a scatterbrain whose attempts to add spice to her life and luster to her marriage always result in farcical shenanigans galore. Overview of the mexican spitfires baby, 1941, directed by leslie goodwins, with lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, at turner classic movies. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 carmelita lupe velez, her husband walter reed and uncle mattlord epping leon errol meet gem smugglers at sea. The title of this film so badly makes me want to do a comedy mashup sketch of this and the mia farrow roman polanski horror picture. Wartime history on february 15, 1944 piloted by 1st lt. Carmelitas fiery latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving exfiancee whos determined to. Carmelita gets a baby ocelot but must borrow a baby to help out dennis get another advertising contract. In the process, they found a clip of a spitfire doing a belly landing at raf mount farm and began to search for the pilot.
The film was the sequel of the film the girl from mexico. Fear of landing american spitfire pilot in 1944 and 2005. Errol plays a hilarious dual role in mexican spitfire 1940, which picks up the. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, elisabeth risdon and cecil kellaway. The main plot of the film is actually similar tomexican spitfires baby. Coastal forces of the second world war spitfires of the sea was the sobriquet given to the little ships of the royal navy great britains coastal forces of the second world war. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 leslie goodwins synopsis. In this sense, the spitfire cast is almost like a repertory company, which contributes to the fun, but not necessarily to storytelling continuity. Spitfire films is a creative content studio that aims to craft creative content for screens and the end result will range from television commercials to longformat. I liked it so much i ordered the complete eight film series 193943 on 4 dvds from amazon. With lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, zasu pitts. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 approved 1h 16min comedy 29 november 1940 usa with husband dennis preoccupied with a business deal, carmelita decides to teach him a lesson by running off to reno and filing for divorce. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 the mexican spitfire s baby 1941 mexican spitfire at sea 1942 mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 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. Mexican spitfire out west is a 1940 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e.
The fifth entry of eight in the mexican spitfire comedy series finds the characters causing mayhem on an ocean voyage. After making one film titled mexican spitfire in 1940, she then went on to make. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 they lindsays set out on a cruise to hawaii. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 ended up being one of the better ones. Beautiful and vivacious lupe velez plays irrepressible carmelita, a scatterbrain whose attempts to add spice to her life and luster to her marriage always result in farcical shenanigans galore. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Which is what you get for almost making major decisions based on the whims of children. Finally, mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943 should have been retitled mexican spitfire s greatest hits everything that happens takes place in a weird dejavu world of repeated jokes and situations.
The mexican spitfire series is a virtual prequel to i love lucy, with lupe velez a remarkable combination of both lucy and ricky. Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the mexican spitfire, carmelita. Wouldnt it be great, they thought, if they could find the men in the world war ii footage and show it to them. Wwii photo reconnaissance pilot reacts to footage of. Luck of luck, lord epping is an exact double for uncle matt, leading to a series of gutbusting complications. The other seven films were good, but not up to the level of mexican spitfire out west.
It is the sequel to the 1941 film the mexican spitfires baby. Somehow it seems logical that mexican spitfire should end with a keystonestyle pie. Combining business with pleasure, vacationing advertsing man dennis charles buddy. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 the movie database tmdb. The stereotypic depictions of mexican women are completely displayed in this film. Mexican spitfire s elephant 1942 carmelita lupe velez, her husband walter reed and uncle mattlord epping leon errol meet gem smugglers at sea. No matterlupe velez didnt need an interesting back story to. Wwii photo reconnaissance pilot reacts to footage of himself. Called spitfire 944, the film show wwii photo reconnaissance pilot lt col. Carmelita thinks it is her long delayed honeymoon, but dennis is planning to use the trip for business. The film will star boyd holbrook as an exmarine who discovers that the predators exist, and recruits a team to help hunt them down. The film stars james ellison, helen wood and robert kent.
Ive just completed the eighth and final movie of the mexican spitfire series, a series of movies which were showcased for the mexican actress. Her father was said to have been a mexican army general, her mother an opera singer. Spitfire at sea, mexican spitfire sees a ghost, mexican spitfires elephant, and. Star lupe velez, her conservative adman husband charles buddy rogers and good old uncle matt find themselves in a supposedly haunted house. Actually the ghosts are enemy spies, who try to scare off the visitors so they can develop their nitroglycerin bombs in peace. Those stories, however, were likely studio fabrications. In 2005 after his death, his descendents restored and digitised the film to make sure that it was preserved. Velez penultimate film her final screen appearance was in nana a mexican film based on emile zolas novel of the same name, and the last mexican spitfire film. The series grinded to a halt with mexican spitfires blessed event in 1943.
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