Redhead from Manhattan

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Michael Duane and Lupe Velez in Redhead from Manhattan (1943)

Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in Manhattan where she takes the place of her Broadway star twin sister Elaine, who... Read allLupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in Manhattan where she takes the place of her Broadway star twin sister Elaine, who's having problems with her marriage and needs to make a getaway. Neither Elaine's husband... Read allLupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in Manhattan where she takes the place of her Broadway star twin sister Elaine, who's having problems with her marriage and needs to make a getaway. Neither Elaine's husband nor Rita's saxophone-player boyfriend are aware of the switch.

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Lupe Velez

Rita Manners…

Michael Duane

Jimmy Randall

Tim Ryan

Mike Glendon

Gerald Mohr

Chick Andrews

Lillian Yarbo

Polly

Arthur Loft

Sig Hammersmith

Lewis Wilson

Paul

Douglas Leavitt

Clancy Cooper

Policeman

Johnny Mitchell

Marty Britt
(as Douglass Drake)

Lynton Brent

Musician
(uncredited)

Stanley Brown

Clarinet Player
(uncredited)

Alma Carroll

Telephone Operator
(uncredited)

Ben Carter

Mark Anthony Brown
(uncredited)

Peter Dunn

Henchman
(uncredited)

Tay Dunn

Henchman
(uncredited)

Edythe Elliott

Nurse
(uncredited)

John Estes

Club Patron
(uncredited)

Director
- Lew Landers
Writers
- Joseph Hoffman
- Rex Taylor
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If you like Lupe ...

Lupe Velez fans will enjoy this minor musical in which the gal plays two roles, a recent arrival to New York named Rita, and her lookalike cousin, Maria, who is a Broadway musical star calling herself Elaine. The cousin has hidden the fact that she's married and pregnant from the producer, so Rita takes over her role while Maria goes off to have the baby. Things get amusingly complicated when the husband shows up without knowing the switch, not to mention two other guys who are interested in either Rita or Maria. Lewis Wilson, the first actor to play Batman, is in the cast, as is Gerald Mohr. Co-star Michael Duane is easily out-acted and out-personality-ed by Velez, who sings not too badly, dances well, and seems to be having a lot of fun. If you enjoy the Mexican Spitfire films you may get a minor bang out of this.