The last film in the series was 1943 film mexican spitfire s blessed event. Carmelita lupe velez and her husband s charles buddy rogers french war baby is a blonde named fifi. The spitfires traditional light elevator further complicates the matter. 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. Sorting out the e american armament for the spitfire. They were replaced by the p47 thunderbolts in 1948. Profile view and crosssection click to enlarge image usaf the massproduced spitfire mk. Dizzy carmelita and uncle matt inadvertently become involved with thieves smuggling jewels inside a ceramic elephant.
In this sense, the spitfire cast is almost like a repertory company, which contributes to the fun, but not necessarily to storytelling continuity. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 carmelita lupe velez, her husband walter reed and uncle mattlord epping leon errol meet gem smugglers at sea. This time carmelita gets involved with jewel smugglers, who hide their contraband in a. Errol plays a hilarious dual role in mexican spitfire 1940, which picks up the. This time carmelita gets involved with jewel smugglers, who hide their contraband in a little ceramic elephant. The spitfire s traditional light elevator further complicates the matter. 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. 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. Mexican spitfire s elephant 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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. Combining business with pleasure, vacationing advertsing man. It is the sequel to the 1940 film mexican spitfire out west. Navy underwater demolition teams, formed in 1943 and forerunners of the betterknown u. The spitfires narrowtrack undercarriages proved illsuited to the short, uneven, psp pierced steelplank runways common in indochina. First introduced in 1938, it was continually refined and improved through the course of the conflict with over 20,000 built. 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. The iconic fighter of the royal air force in world war ii, the british supermarine spitfire saw action in all theaters of the war.
William darby forms the rangers for direct assaults on world war ii north africa and italy. Serial allocations la187236, la249284, la299346, la358395, la417457, la480519, la536582. 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. In addition to his role as uncle matt, errol also impersonated a member of british nobility in these films.
Viva bahrain launches euro gate with new pointsofpresence in london and frankfurt. 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. Jun 17, 2006 italy macchi mc 205 was a splendid aeroplane, but probably wasnt the best of the fighters of the serie 5 macchi mc 205, fiat g 55 and re 2005 as it was directly derived from his predecessor mc 202. With lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, elisabeth risdon. Thanks to flirtatious diana s efforts to get the elephant back, the comic confusion proliferates, with spitfire carmelita now a blonde playing a prominent part.
Spitfire definition of spitfire by the free dictionary. Mexican spitfire s elephant is the penultimate film in the series and again repeats all it s old gags of mistaken identities and spats in the lindsay households. Combining business with pleasure, vacationing advertsing man dennis charles buddy. Mexican spitfire s elephant lupe velez leon errol walter reed 1942 carmelita lupe velez, her husband walter reed and uncle mattlord epping leon errol meet gem smugglers at sea. The mosquito had a robust undercarriage and a large disposable load, but, as the british and the australians had already discovered during the war, its. For this build i chose george beurlings markings that he flew with 403 squadron rcaf after hed left malta. Heracles mount slim tilt tv wall mount bracket shoreditch london.
James garner, etchika choureau, jack warden, edward byrnes. The first mexican spitfire entry of 1942, mexican spitfire at sea is set mainly on a hawaiibound ocean liner. Casemate fall 2017 catalog by casemate publishers ltd issuu. It also brings an inevitable feeling of exhaustion to the. Now, his lordship is visiting uncle matt lindsay who looks just like him. See more ideas about supermarine spitfire, ww2 aircraft and the spitfires. How birminghambuilt spitfires helped to win the battle of. Xvie incorporated two important items of american origin the packardproduced merlin 266 engine and the.
Around twothirds of the 3,000 or so raf battle of britain pilots were officers who could expect to earn. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 carmelita gets embroiled in intrigue surrounding a precious stolen gem. First delivered jg7 10 december 1942, last jl395 21 april 1943. The reconstructions necessary to apply this method give. Dizzy carmelita and uncle matt inadvertently become involved with.
It almost goes without saying that no other library comes close to duplicating albion 2 s eccentric instrumentation. The spitfire s narrowtrack undercarriages proved illsuited to the short, uneven, psp pierced steelplank runways common in indochina. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon, lydia bilbrook, marion martin, lyle talbot and luis alberni. Jan 27, 2015 for this build i chose george beurlings markings that he flew with 403 squadron rcaf after hed left malta. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 full movie download full. Charles buddy rogers went to war, so his place in mexican spitfires elephant 1942 was taken by walter reed seven men from now. Dickson and his spitfire lf mark viii serial jf814, wfd, italy. With husband dennis preoccupied with a business deal, carmelita decides to teach him a lesson by running off to reno and filing for divorce. Jul 10, 2015 a spitfire mark 16 the same type that sid flew. With lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, elisabeth risdon.
I thought it was an interesting choice, as you dont hear much of him after malta, and i thought the long string of victory markings looked quite good on the spitfires cowling. As a pommieborn kiwi english born new zealander of 1960 it goes without saying that im affected by the spitfires spell. Shoulder height, body mass, and shape of proboscideans bioone. 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. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost 1942 the lindsay clan investigates a haunted house.
The films are presented in order of theatrical release from 1939 through 1943. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 leslie goodwins, lupe velez, leon errol, walter reed, comedy, romance. Seventh order for 300 spitire mkvc, originally ordered for south marston in 1942 under contract air194cb. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 directed by leslie. Around twothirds of the 3,000 or so raf battle of britain pilots were officers who could. 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. With lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, linda hayes. Mexican spitfires elephant is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. They refer to two different missions, flew by paolo voltan on august 14th and september 8th, 1943. Sorting out the e american armament for the spitfire mk. The method has been tested on extant elephants with highly accurate results. Jewel thieves marion martin and lyle talbot are using the precious pachyderm to smuggle an emerald, with lord. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on tcm.
The mexican spitfires baby is a 1941 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. London spitfires overwatch league win is great for uk esports heres why. While the wing twist that causes aileron reversal in the earliest versions of the spitfire is much reduced in this later version, the high speeds to which the merlin 66 engine could push the sleek airframe may still produce this undesirable effect. Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 the movie database tmdb. Credits and other information from the internet movie database mexican spitfires elephant1942director, leslie goodwins. Carmelita s fiery latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving exfiancee who s determined to break up their marriage. Mexican spitfire series lupe velez uc berkeley library. Squadron leader clive rowley mbe raf retd uses his firsthand experience as an raf fighter pilot and former officer commanding battle of britain memorial flight to argue a debate that has gone on for 70 years. Watch mexican spitfire s elephant full movie in hd visit a pair of shipboard smugglers have a large diamond hidden in. Thanks to flirtatious dianas efforts to get the elephant back, the comic confusion proliferates, with spitfire carmelita now a blonde playing. Spitfires elephant 1942 turns on a wild jewel heist. Carmelitas fiery latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving exfiancee whos determined to break up their marriage.
Mexican spitfires elephant 1942 leslie goodwins, lupe velez. Whereas all orchestral collections contain string sections, you have to turn to specialist titles like vienna symphonic library s special brass, cinesamples cinewinds pro and audio impressions dvz brass to find such rarities as respectively a euphonium. The warner archive mexican spitfire collection contains all 8 of the films featuring the mexican spitfire played by actress lupe velez. 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.
Jan 27, 2020 the iconic fighter of the royal air force in world war ii, the british supermarine spitfire saw action in all theaters of the war. This picture, inspired by the success of rkos the girl from mexico, was the first in the mexican spitfire series. After the wwii, the tuaf was inclined to make the spitfires her standart interceptorfighter. Mexican spitfires baby 1941 cast and crew moviefone. Newlyweds dennis and carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage. The film was released on november 28, 1941, by rko pictures. 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 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 get it past customs. I will not allow any minor access to this site or any material found herein any material i download from this site is for my own personal use i will not show it to a minor i am not attempting to obtain evidence for the. Leon errol, zasu pitts, and lupe velez in mexican spitfire at sea 1942 add image. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 carmelita is forced to feign a pregnancy after a telegram she sends is misunderstood. The film stars lupe velez, leon errol, charles buddy rogers, zasu pitts, elisabeth risdon and fritz feld.
An aggreement was signed with the britsih firm vickers for the overhaul and maintenance of the spitfires. Including the girl from mexico, lupe velez starred as carmelita and leon errol as uncle matt in eight mexican spitfire films for rko, from 19391943. Mexican spitfire is a 1940 american comedy film starring lupe velez. Mexican spitfire s elephant is a 1942 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfire refers to a series of seven comedy films released by the rko pictures between. It is the sequel to the 1942 film mexican spitfire sees a ghost. It almost goes without saying that no other library comes close to duplicating albion 2s eccentric instrumentation. Whereas all orchestral collections contain string sections, you have to turn to specialist titles like vienna symphonic librarys special brass, cinesamples cinewinds pro and audio impressions dvz brass to find such rarities as respectively a euphonium. Mexican spitfire movie collection my video classics. The spitfire is truly a plane to be admired, loved even by plane lovers if you know what i mean. Carmelita lupe velez and her husbands charles buddy rogers french war baby is a blonde named fifi. The film was released on september 11, 1942, by rko pictures. Mexican spitfires elephant, us poster, from center left.
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