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Director
  
Lew Landers

Music director
  
John Leipold

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Comedy

Story by
  
Rex Taylor

Country
  
United States

Redhead from Manhattan movie poster
Release date
  
May 6, 1943 (1943-05-06)

Writer
  
Joseph Hoffman, Rex Taylor (story)

Cast
  
Lupe Velez, Gerald Mohr, Arthur Loft

Similar movies
  
Related Lew Landers movies

Redhead from Manhattan is a 1943 comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Lupe Vélez in one of her last screen appearances, Michael Duane, Tim Ryan, Gerald Mohr, Lillian Yarbo and Arthur Loft. The film was released on May 6, 1943, by Columbia Pictures.

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Plot

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.

Cast

  • Lupe Vélez as Rita Manners/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
  • References

    Redhead from Manhattan Wikipedia
    Redhead from Manhattan IMDb