Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)

It is the Lindsay's wedding anniversary and they are fighting. To help them settle down with a house and children, Uncle Matt writes Lord Epping for his help in getting the Lindsay's a war ... See full summary »

Director:

Leslie Goodwins

Writers:

Jerome Cady, Charles E. Roberts

Stars:

Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lupe Velez	...	Carmelita Lindsay
Leon Errol	...	Uncle Matt Lindsay / Lord Basil Epping
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers	...	Dennis Lindsay
Zasu Pitts	...	Miss Emily Pepper
Elisabeth Risdon	...	Aunt Della
Fritz Feld	...	Lt. Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
Marion Martin	...	Fifi
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Chumley
Lydia Bilbrook	...	Lady Ada Epping
Vinton Hayworth	...	Hotel Clerk (as Jack Arnold)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Grey	...	Reporter
Jane Patten	...	Dennis's Stenographer
Jane Woodworth	...	Cashier

Storyline

It is the Lindsay's wedding anniversary and they are fighting. To help them settle down with a house and children, Uncle Matt writes Lord Epping for his help in getting the Lindsay's a war orphan. Unfortunately, he does not state which war and Epping gets one from WWI. The orphan is Fifi who is in her twenties and there is trouble for Uncle Matt and Dennis if their wives find out. So Uncle Matt takes Fifi to the Bide-A-While Inn to hide her, but Miss Pepper believes that something is wrong with this couple with the same last names. Trouble brews when Uncle Matt pretends to be Lord Epping and Fifi's boyfriend Pierre comes looking for her.

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Plot Keywords:

war orphan | adoption | sequel | duel | knife | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Bebê de Carmelita

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A 'blue plate special' is a colloquialism referring the practice of diners and restaurants offering a low-priced meal as a daily special, usually presented on a divided plate (usually blue in colour). The meal was usually some sort of meat and three vegetables.

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Goofs

The newspaper Carmelita is reading at breakfast has a photo on the reverse side. The bottom corner of the photo is curled up, showing the photo was pasted on the paper, not printed.

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Connections

Follows Mexican Spitfire (1940)

User Reviews

Shticks

These Mexican Spitfire movies are usually little more than a collection of bits from comedy short subjects, and RKO was one of the two best studios for short subjects in this period -- Columbia was the other with the Stooges and Andy Clyde. Lupe Velez does her broken English doubletalk, Leon Errol does a bit of his crazy legs routine and alternates between his usual voice and his Lord Epping bit and the usual silliness ensues.

In this case the effort is strengthened by the addition of several wonderful comedy performers. Fritz Feld is there, clicking his heels and popping; Tom Kennedy has a small bit as the sheriff and Zasu Pitts shows up, although her role is far too small and doesn't use her as well as it might.

Plot? Plot? Of course there's a bit of plot as the Lindsays try to get Lord Epping's business by having him get them a war orphan and he shows up with girl -- a war orphan from World War One. Does it really matter?