Mexican Spitfire at Sea

Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeslie Goodwins
Screenplay byCharles E. Roberts
Jerry Cady
Produced byCliff Reid
StarringLupe Vélez
Leon Errol
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
ZaSu Pitts
Elisabeth Risdon
Florence Bates
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Edited byTheron Warth
Music byConstantin Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • March 13, 1942 (1942-03-13)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mexican Spitfire at Sea is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerry Cady. It is the fourth film in the Mexican Spitfire series, which began in 1939. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, ZaSu Pitts, Elisabeth Risdon, and Florence Bates. The film was released on March 13, 1942, by RKO Radio Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

Carmelita Lindsay (Lupe Vélez) believes she's finally going away on a honeymoon, which she has been unable to arrange due to her husband Dennis's constant business deals. Dennis (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) secretly intends to use this ocean voyage to sell advertising to the well-to-do Baldwins (Florence Bates and Harry Holman), with help from his Uncle Matt and Aunt Della (Leon Errol and Elisabeth Risdon).

On the cruise, a quarrel with Carmelita results in Dennis being thrown out of his cabin and into another occupied by Parisian blonde Fifi Russell (Marion Martin). The Baldwins, assuming that Dennis and Fifi are man and wife, insist on arranging a meeting with British nobleman Lord Epping. Mistaken identities multiply thereafter, as Carmelita recruits Uncle Matt to pose as Lord Epping, and they both prevail upon passenger Emily Pepper (ZaSu Pitts) to impersonate Lady Epping. Further complicating matters, Carmelita and Dennis's business rival (Eddie Dunn) make Dennis jealous.

The multiple motives and identities become so scrambled that Uncle Matt is cornered. He desperately sounds an alarm, evacuating the passengers so he can escape in the confusion.

Cast

Reception

Variety called it "a two reeler padded out to 76 minutes."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Movie Review - Mexican Spitfire at Sea - At the Palace - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Mexican Spitfire At Sea Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Mexican Spitfire At Sea - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Mexican Spitfire at Sea". Variety. 7 July 1942. p. 45.