Mexican spitfire out west, from left, leon errol, twice, lupe velez, 1940. Arriving twice a year, a saint mystery or a mexican spitfire show promised a known item, the same only different. The amount of englishspeaking ww2 air combat documentaries is legion, but few and far between do you get to. Overview of mexican spitfire out west, 1940, directed by leslie goodwins, with lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, at turner classic movies. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 mexican spitfire out. Mexican spitfires blessed event 1943 rotten tomatoes. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 leslie goodwins, lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, comedy april 24, 2018 dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the mexican spitfire, carmelita. Many german bomber crews hated the sight of spitfires pouncing on them and the phrase achtung spitfeuer. Mexican spitfire movie collection my video classics. Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 031942 us comedy 1h 12m user score. There are reports from german pilots who insist they could always outturn a spitfire in a 109, whereas raf pilots overwhelmingly state the opposite, which i believe reinforces the fact that pilot ability was the crucial difference much of the time. 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. Cold bottle spitfire amber kentish ale on wooden background.
Mexican spitfiress baby 1941 the lindsays adopt a war orphan, that turns out to be a fully grown french bombshell. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 leslie goodwins, lupe. Mexican spitfire complete 8movie collection wb shop. The movies are all about seventy minutes in length, not much longer than a tv series episode. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on. Spitfire fund campaign poster from the second world war in the uk. Lupe velez is the girl from mexico 1939, the hottempered carmelita. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Mexican spitfire out west, us lobbycard, from left. Mexican spitfire out west 1940 sees the cast rushing off to reno, where carmelita applies for a divorce. Even the germans wanted spitfires supermarine spitfire. On november 26, 1943 assigned to the 345th bombardment group, 500th bombardment squadron.
Theres trouble in paradise for dennis donald woods and his bride, carmelita lupe velez. Perhaps after the debacle that was mexican spitfire sees a ghost, rko decided it was time to return to the roots of the series. If you want to start from the beginning of the hexalogy, you can download vols. I am familiar with allied opinions of the bf 109 and fw. Rko brought its mexican spitfire saga to a close with the eighth film in the series, mexican spitfires blessed event. It is the sequel to the 1940 film mexican spitfire out west. Beautiful and vivacious lupe velez plays irrepressible carmelita, a scatterbrain whose attempts to add spice to her life and luster to her marriage always result in farcical shenanigans galore.
During world war two in 1940, lord beaverbrook launched an appeal for aluminium to help build spitfire fighter aeroplanes and the public responded emphatically with kitchenware, containers and anything that could be used donated all over the country. It is the sequel to the 1940 film mexican spitfire and the second of the film series. The fifth entry of eight in the mexican spitfire comedy series finds the characters causing mayhem on an ocean voyage. Translation for spitfire in the free englishgerman dictionary and many other german translations. Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the mexican spitfire, carmelita. With husband dennis preoccupied with a business deal, carmelita. If were talking overall the best ww2 fighter, then my answer is as short as it probably is disappointing.
It crash landed on november 18th 1942 while being flown by po sous lt. The mexican spitfire collection manufactured on demand on tcm. Lupe velez is back again in the leading role, as is leon errol as disguise. 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. Attention spitfire became a regular chorus barked out over german radio.
Mexican spitfire at sea 1942 the movie database tmdb. I am familiar with allied opinions of the bf 109 and fw 190 due to english documentaries. I liked it so much i ordered the complete 8 film series 193943 on 4 dvds from amazon. Mexican spitfire refers to a series of seven comedy films released by the rko pictures between. Absolutely perfect, a must see for anyone with an interest in the spitfire, battle of britain, and. Mexicali fresh spitfire square home christchurch, new. With lupe velez, leon errol, donald woods, elisabeth risdon.
I now have a major crush on a woman who committed suicide in 1944. Mexican spitfire sees a ghost, us poster, lupe velez middle left, leon errol top right, 1942 london, uk february 14, 2018. The other seven films were good, but not up to the level of mexican spitfire out west. Hilarious, especially the third film in the series, mexican spitfire out west.
Leon errol costars in the dual roles of uncle matt and the absentminded lord. China france germany india italy japan mexico netherlands singapore. Men and boys sift through a mountain of pots and pans donated by the british public towards the war effort. Instead of a second honeymoon, carmelita begins divorce proceedings. Wartime history on february 15, 1944 piloted by 1st lt. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. The academys headquarters are based at goodwood aerodrome, west. Spitfire vb serial en830 nxx fell into german hands late in 1942. Play engine, loading times kontakt 5 is faster, more stable, and more organized, more features like purge, nks support etc sound spitfire sounds more realistic and just better for my taste mics even though you have the basic control for all the mics in the diamond edition, spitfire has more mics most of the times. During trials of captured spitfires in germany, one aircraft was equipped with a german db 605 engine. If you do not agree, you will be unable to continue. Iwc schaffhausen lends its support to the silver spitfire the longest flight. The film was released on november 29, 1940, by rko pictures. Lupe velez leon errol charles buddy rogers 1942 uncle matt.
His hottempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when she sees him with another woman. German words for mexican include mexikaner, mexikanisch, mexikanerin, mexikanisches, mexikanische and mexikanischen. I, was powered by a rolls royce merlin mk ii engine 1,030 hp and had 8 machine guns. The silver spitfires roundtheworld flight iwc partnerships. 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. With husband dennis preoccupied with a business deal, carmelita decides to teach him a lesson by running off to reno and filing for divorce. Mexicali fresh spitfire square 544 memorial ave, christchurch, new zealand 8053 rated 4. Not only revered by the british public but feared by the germans, the spitfire legend was born during the battle of britain and grew throughout the war.
By selecting sign out you have decided not to agree to the terms of activation. The spitfire was usually faster, and could always turn better, than any german fighter. Bernard scheidhauer of the free french air force, attached to. Returning to new york city from their mexican honeymoon, the newlyweds face hostility from denniss. Frequently asked questions conditions of sale download catalogue. The mexican spitfire series is a virtual prequel to i love lucy, with lupe velez a remarkable combination of both lucy and ricky. We are with you hand holding a ww2 spitfire fighter aircraft aloft in solidarity with the ussr soviet russia allies against nazi germany. Mexican spitfire out west is a 1940 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Machine gun and autocannon armament effective in close combat low survivability, vulnerable engine. The question which single fighter of ww2 was the overall best doesnt really make all that much sense honestly. I watched mexican spitfire out west 1940 on turner classic movies all by myself one night. The mexican spitfires baby is a 1941 american comedy film directed by leslie goodwins and written by charles e. Mexican spitfire complete 8movie collection the covers are virtually identical, so be careful. What was the german opinion of the spitfire and mustang.
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