Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
Song and Dance...Swing and Romance...To Knock You For a LUPE!
64 min
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's having problems with her marriage and needs to make a getaway. Neither Elaine's husband or Rita's saxophone-player boyfriend are aware of the switch.
- Release date
- May 6, 1943
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lupe Velez as Rita Manners
- Lupe Velez as Elaine Manners
- Michael Duane as Jimmy Randall
- Tim Ryan as Mike Glendon
- Gerald Mohr as Chick Andrews
- Lillian Yarbo as Polly
- Arthur Loft as Sig Hammersmith
- Lewis Wilson as Paul
- Douglas Leavitt as Joe
- Clancy Cooper as Policeman
- Johnny Mitchell as Marty Britt
Crew
- Lew Landers · Director
- Joseph Hoffman · Writer
- Rex Taylor · Writer
- Wallace MacDonald · Producer
- Philip Tannura · Cinematographer
- James Sweeney · Editor