Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
Substantially, Lupe Velez' Columbia vehicle Redhead from Manhattan was the same as her previous RKO starrers-boisterous, unsubtle, and immensely profitable. La Lupe plays a dual role, as twin sisters named Rita and Elaine. Escaping from a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in New York, where she takes the place of her Broadway-star sister Elaine, who's having problems with her marriage and needs to make a short but quick getaway. Naturally, neither Elaine's husband (Gerald Mohr) nor Rita's saxophone-player boyfriend (Michael Duane) are aware of the switch. Anyone who can't figure out what happens next should be drummed out of the theater in disgrace. And as always, a little of Lupe Velez goes a long, long way. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lupe Velez, Michael Duane, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lew Landers
Synopsis of Redhead from Manhattan
Substantially, Lupe Velez' Columbia vehicle Redhead from Manhattan was the same as her previous RKO starrers-boisterous, unsubtle, and immensely profitable. La Lupe plays a dual role, as twin sisters named Rita and Elaine. Escaping from a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in New York, where she takes the place of her Broadway-star sister Elaine, who's having problems with her marriage and needs to make a short but quick getaway. Naturally, neither Elaine's husband (Gerald Mohr) nor Rita's saxophone-player boyfriend (Michael Duane) are aware of the switch. Anyone who can't figure out what happens next should be drummed out of the theater in disgrace. And as always, a little of Lupe Velez goes a long, long way. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Redhead from Manhattan
- Lupe Velez - Rita/Elaine Manners
- Tim Ryan - Mike Glendon
- Lillian Yarbo - Polly
- Lewis Wilson - Paul
- Clancy Cooper - Policeman
- Lynton Brent - Musician
- Jerry Frank
- Johnny Mitchell - Marty Britt
- Robert E. Hill - Counterman
- Frank Sully
- Mickey Rentschler
- Larry Parks - Man Flirt
- Frank Richards
- Connie Evans
- Ezelle Poule
- Roger Gray
- Jack Gardner - Booker
- Stanley Brown - Clarinet Player
- Michael Duane - Jimmy Randall
- Gerald Mohr - Chick Andrews
- Arthur Loft - Sig Hammersmith
- Douglas Leavitt - Joe
- Douglass Drake - Marty Britt
- Peter Dunn - Henchman
- Adele Mara - Check Girl
- Alma Carroll
- Richard Talmadge - Fisherman
- Dewey Robinson - Truck Driver
- Shirley Patterson - Telephone Operator
- Pat O'Malley - Cop
- Al Herman - Bartender
- John Estes
- Gertrude Messinger
- Donald Kerr - Orchestra Leader
- Edythe Elliott - Nurse
- Ben Carter - Boy
- Director(s):
- Lew Landers
- Writer(s):
- Joseph Hoffman, Rex Taylor
- Producer(s):
- Wallace MacDonald
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