Belle of Old Mexico

Belle of Old Mexico
Directed by	R.G. Springsteen
Produced by	Edward J. White
Written by	Bradford Ropes Francis Swann
Starring	Estelita Rodriguez Robert Rockwell Dorothy Patrick Thurston Hall
Music by	Stanley Wilson
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Harold Minter
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release dates	March 1, 1950
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Belle of Old Mexico is a 1950 American musical comedy film directed by Robert G. Springsteen and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Rockwell and Dorothy Patrick. The film was successful at the box office, impressing the bosses at Republic Pictures who believed that Rodriguez could be turned into a star similar to Lupe Velez.^[1]

Synopsis

An American World War II veteran, fulfills a promise he made to one of his dying comrades by going to Mexico to adopt his daughter. When he gets there, she turns out to not to be the little girl he had imagined but an attractive young woman. He has extreme difficulty convincing his fiancée and employers that their relationship is entirely innocent.

Cast

• Estelita Rodriguez as Rosita Dominguez
• Robert Rockwell as Kip Armitage III
• Dorothy Patrick as Deborah Chatfield
• Thurston Hall as Horatio Huntington
• Florence Bates as Nellie Chatfield
• Dave Willock as Tommy Mayberry
• Gordon Jones as Tex Barnet
• Fritz Feld as Doctor Quincy
• Anne O'Neal as Mrs. Abercrombie
• Nacho Galindo as Pico
• Joe Venuti as Joe Venuti
• Edward Gargan as Sam
• Carlos Molina and his Orchestra - Themselves

References

1. Rainey p.421

Bibliography

• Rainey, Buck. Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies. McFarland & Company, 1992.

External links

• Belle of Old Mexico at the Internet Movie Database