Mexican spitfire refers to a series of seven comedy films released by the rko pictures between 1940 and 1943 starring lupe velez and leon errol. Shop a wide variety of 1943 175 available for sale now on the internet. Unfortunately, the untimely end of the mexican spitfire, as she was known, is part of one of hollywoods biggest myths, yet, the story of her dying on the floor of her bathroom as she vomited her excessive pill. In addition to his role as uncle matt, errol also impersonated a member of british nobility in these films. Mexican spitfires blessed event cast and crew tv guide. Mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943 in 1943 lupe velez considered returning to her native mexico for a farcical spanishlanguage version of romeo and juliet, playing against legendary comic actor cantinflas, the chaplin of mexico, before dropping out of the project and returning to hollywood. The girl from mexico 1939 mexican spitfire 1940 mexican spitfire out west 1940 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 the mummy 1999 series the mummy 1999 the mummy returns 2001. Mexican spitfires blessed event lupe velez, lydia bilbrook 1943 rko radio pictures. By 1943 the series counted eight pictures, including the original the girl from mexico. Mexican spitfire s elephant is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 mexican spitfire.
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. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of mexican spitfire s blessed event with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Lupe velez is the girl from mexico 1939, the hottempered carmelita. Find out when and where you can watch mexican spitfire s blessed event on tv with the full listings schedule at. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on tcm. Lupe velez is back again in the leading role, as is leon errol as disguise. Mexican spitfire series lupe velez uc berkeley library. Mexican spitfires blessed event poster 1 goldposter. Lupe velez is back again in the leading role, as is leon errol as disguisehappy uncle matt, but velezs husband is now played by walter reed. Rko brought its mexican spitfire saga to a close with the eighth film in the series, mexican spitfire s blessed event. Typical italian folklore jar of ash celebrating virgin mary august holiday. Leslie goodwins list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Hugh beaumont, leon errol, and lupe velez in mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943.
The film was released on november 29, 1940, by rko pictures. A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of god in heaven. Billy edward reed is an actor, known for mexican spitfire s blessed event 1943. Including the girl from mexico, lupe velez starred as carmelita and leon errol as uncle matt in eight mexican spitfire films for rko, from 1939 1943. Velez was born in the city of san luis potosi in mexico, the daughter of.
Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 carmelita gets embroiled in intrigue surrounding a precious stolen gem. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 carmelita is forced to feign a pregnancy after a telegram she sends is misunderstood. Mexican spitfires blessed event is a 1943 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfire, mexican spitfire out west, mexican spitfire baby, mexican spitfire at sea. It is the sequel to the 1940 film mexican spitfire and the second of the film series. The last film in the series was 1943 film mexican spitfire s blessed event.
The film was released on july 17, 1943, by rko pictures. Mexican spitfires blessed eventlupe velez, lydia bilbrook1943. 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. List of feature film series with eight entries wikipedia. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire sees a ghost. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on. By now her popularity was such that a series of mexican spitfire films were written around her. With lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon. Mexican spitfires blessed event, us poster art, lupe velez, left, leon errol, center and right, 1943. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr.
The mexican spitfire films are worthless without their timing, talent, and interaction. Dennis mistakenly believes carmelita is going to have a baby. The film was released on september 11, 1942, by rko pictures. Mexican spitfire out west is a 1940 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfire movie collection my video classics. In 1943, the final film in the spitfire series, mexican spitfires blessed event, was released. American one sheet from the 1943 original release of the comedy with lupe velez, leon errol. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 leslie goodwins, lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, comedy april 24, 2018 dennis mistakenly believes carmelita is going to have a baby. The mexican spitfire collection, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 883316338858. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost, mexican spitfires elephant, mexican spitfire blessed event the east side kids movie collection. 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. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire s elephant. The series grinded to a halt with mexican spitfire s blessed event in 1943.
Late principal librarian of the british museum, senator of italy, etc. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Little does he know that the blessed event is her cats new kittens. Mexican spitfires blessed event movie tv listings and. The other take on rather pedantic titles, being titled mexican spitfire, mexican spitfire out west, mexican spitfires baby, mexican spitfire at sea, mexican spitfire sees a ghost, mexican spitfires elephant, and finally mexican spitfires blessed event as the series ages most of the cast change a. All mexican spitfire s blessed event movie posters,high res movie posters image for mexican spitfire s blessed event. Blessed event concerns the confusion over carmelita lupe having a baby and how its existence, or nonexistence, influences lord eppings signature on a contract for carmelitas husband. Mexican spitfire s blessed event movie 1943 adventures of a rookie movie 1943 rookies in burma. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 rotten tomatoes. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 plot keywords imdb. Lupe velez leon errol walter reed 1943 carmelita lupe velez, her husband walter reed and uncle mattlord epping leon errol confuse a deal in arizona.
Apart from that russian parents, blessed with daughters. The films are presented in order of theatrical release from 1939 through 1943. Below, events of world war ii have the wwii prefix. Lupe velez gorgeous very rare early vintage original. Mexican spitfire s blessed event is a 1943 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. When lupe purchases a baby ocelot while on vacation, she sends a fracturedenglish. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 leslie goodwins. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the lindsay clan investigates a haunted house. 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.
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