Returning to new york city from their mexican honeymoon, the newlyweds face hostility from denniss. The baldwins are social climbers that will do business with lindsay if they can meet lord epping. Theres trouble in paradise for dennis donald woods and his bride, carmelita lupe velez. Lupe velez is back again in the leading role, as is leon errol as disguise. In reality his house in portswood, southampton, was an ordinary semi in a suburban road.
Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 they lindsays set out on a cruise to hawaii. The lindsays are on a ship to hawaii for their delayed second honeymoon. With leslie howard, david niven, rosamund john, roland culver. The film was released on september 11, 1942, by rko pictures. The first mexican spitfire entry of 1942, mexican spitfire at sea is set mainly on a hawaiibound ocean liner. Mexican spitfire 1940 01121940 us comedy 1h 7m user score.
Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 when that fun couple dennis charles buddy rogers and carmelita lupe velez travel to a deserted country retreat, it turns out the house is haunted not by ghosts, as they suspect, but by a group of neerdowells constructing a bomb in the basement. Telecharger mexican spitfire sees a ghost film complet en. Newlyweds dennis and carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in. And hell hath no fury like a spitfire unhoneymooned mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the lindsay clan investigates a haunted house. One of the weakest entries in the mexican spitfire series, the film is. Mexican spitfire is a 1940 american comedy film starring lupe velez.
Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942, which makes for many spooky laughs. Leon errol, minna gombell, elisabeth risdon, charles buddy rogers, and lupe velez in mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942. Mitchell, alarmed at growing german militarism, works to perfect a defense against the german messerschmidt at the cost of his health. Mexican spitfire at sea is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 leslie goodwins, lupe. All it needs now is a threeblade propeller and a coat of 1940style camouflage paint to complete the mark addie transformation. Mexican spitfire complete 8movie collection the covers are virtually identical, so be careful. The film was released on march, 1942, by rko pictures. Feisty lupe velez returns with her husband leon errol who buy a ramshackle house and find it haunted by agents making nitroglycerin for the.
Directed by and starring leslie howard, it was his final onscreen appearance. Apr 10, 2017 le film mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 vostfr admin 20170410t02. Unknown to carmelita, dennis is using the trip to secure a contract with mr. This is the definitive film on the development of the legendary spitfire.
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. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire sees a ghost. The mexican spitfires baby is a 1941 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. The film was released on june 26, 1942, by rko pictures. Salisbury, a small market town in the south of england become a major centre for manufacturing spitfires, hidden in sheds, garages, back gardens, a. Cast and crew credits for mexican spitfire sees a ghost, 1942, directed by leslie goodwins, with lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, at turner classic movies. Most studio ghibli movies are coming to the new streaming service, with one. I was very pleased to see that has taken the time to gather all the movies in the series into one easy to collect box set. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 mexican spitfire. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 turner classic movies tcm.
Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 rotten tomatoes. Spitfire 1942 several years after successfully designing a revolutionary highspeed monoplane, famed british aviator r. 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. Lupe velez is the girl from mexico 1939, the hottempered carmelita. Hilarious, especially the third film in the series, mexican spitfire out west. The magnificent ambersons 1942 is the legendary orson welles second film. In reality, when rj mitchell was told the name the raf had given to his design, he is supposed to have said, thats the.
Mexican spitfires elephant is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Secret spitfires the story of hundreds of women, girls. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 uncle matt leon errol uses dog fur to pose as lord epping on business with carmelita lupe velez, but a group of saboteurs up to no good in the basement try. Mexican spitfire series lupe velez uc berkeley library. Not only does our mexican spitfire not see a ghost, there simply arent any ghosts in the picture, period. The series grinded to a halt with mexican spitfire s blessed event in 1943. Watch mexican spitfire sees a ghost movie trailer and get the latest cast info. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 leslie goodwins.
The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon, lydia bilbrook, marion martin, lyle talbot and luis alberni. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, zasu pitts, elisabeth risdon and florence bates. Credits and other information from the internet movie database mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942director, leslie. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost looks more like a columbia tworeel comedy than an rko feature film. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 release info imdb. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire at sea. Mexican spitfire refers to a series of seven comedy films released by the rko pictures between. Rko brought its mexican spitfire saga to a close with the eighth film in the series, mexican spitfires blessed event. Mexican spitfires baby, released in 1941, was intended to be the final film in the series until box office receipts again encouraged additional installments. But unknown to them, the british were building spitfires in secret.
Spitfire xvite311 has had its lowback rear fuselage built up, rounded rudder fitted and elliptical wingtips added. Peter bruntnell ghost in a spitfire releases discogs. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 movie moviefone. Perhaps after the debacle that was mexican spitfire sees a ghost, rko decided it was time to return to the roots of the series. Beautiful and vivacious lupe velez plays irrepressible carmelita, a scatterbrain whose attempts to add spice to her life and luster to her marriage always re. Carmelitas fiery latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving exfiancee whos determined to break up their marriage. Carmelitas fiery latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving exfiancee whos determined to. 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. And hell hath no fury like a spitfire unhoneymooned mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the. Charles edward buddy rogers was an american film actor and musician. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 dumps the cast into a fake haunted house set up by foreign agents manufacturing explosives. True, don barclay does don some armor and goes clanking around pretending to be a ghost in one count it, one sequence but otherwise the ghosts take a back number to the usual leon errol impersonations.
Actually the ghosts are enemy spies, who try to scare off the visitors so they can develop their nitroglycerin bombs in peace. The mexican spitfire series is a virtual prequel to i love lucy, with lupe velez a remarkable combination of both lucy and ricky. Its ten minutes into the movie before lupe velezs carmelita shows up. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 james higgins 20100210. With lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, elisabeth risdon. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. With lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, linda hayes. 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. Mexican spitfire movie collection my video classics. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 rotten tomatoes.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Carmelita thinks it is her long delayed honeymoon, but dennis is planning to use the trip for business. The movies were a comedy featuring the character of carmelita lindsay lupe velez, a sympathetic and temperamental mexican singer who leaves her career and her native country to meet dennis lindsay, an elegant and handsome american businessman. The excellent response to rko radios the girl from mexico prompted the studio to fashion an entire series based on the misadventures of fiery latin american entertainer carmelita lupe velez. Again, the whole show is leon errols very good impersonation performance, now run so far into the ground that its a wonder audiences could put up with it. Spitfire 1942 trivia 21 add new in the film leslie howards mitchell says he wants his new fighter to be a bird that breathes fire and spits out death and destructiona spitfire bird, giving the aircraft its name. The battle of britain the making of the movie spitfires. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 uncle matt leon errol poses as lord epping and helps carmelitas lupe velez husband clinch a shipboard deal. With lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, elisabeth risdon.
With husband dennis preoccupied with a business deal, carmelita decides to teach him a lesson by running off to reno and filing for divorce. 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. Noriega discuss some aspects of the movie mexican spitfire. With lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, zasu pitts. Contains spoilers rj mitchells house is portrayed as detached with a large garden in the middle of the downs. 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 re. However, in order for crisp to be seen flying the first spitfire over the dying mitchell at the end of film, the rural setting was. Combining business with pleasure, vacationing advertsing man dennis charles buddy rogers hopes to sign a contract with a wealthy client. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 leslie goodwins synopsis.
Star lupe velez, her conservative adman husband charles buddy rogers and good old uncle matt find themselves in a supposedly haunted house. Tcms race and hollywood latino images in film series. I liked it so much i ordered the complete eight film series 193943 on 4 dvds from amazon. It came out the year before he died in 1943, returning to the uk from spain in a commercial klm dc3 airliner, shot down by a german ju 88c6 fighter bomber at a location dead center between. Newlyweds dennis and carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage.
The other seven films were good, but not up to the level of mexican spitfire out west. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost june 26, 1942 carmelita lupe velez and uncle matt leon errol 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. The film was released on november 28, 1941, by rko pictures. It is the sequel to the 1940 film mexican spitfire out west. The series grinded to a halt with mexican spitfires blessed event in 1943. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on tcm. Le film mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 vostfr film complet. Aug 26, 2012 perhaps after the debacle that was mexican spitfire sees a ghost, rko decided it was time to return to the roots of the series.
Le film mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 vostfr admin 20170410t02. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, zasu pitts, elisabeth risdon and fritz feld. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 aunt della lindsay. In 1940, the germans destroyed the spitfire factories in southampton and believed they had ended the threat from their nemesis. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, elisabeth risdon, donald macbride and minna gombell. It is the sequel to the 1941 film the mexican spitfires baby. Mitchell leslie howard travels to early nazi germany for a vacation.