Redhead from Manhattan
{{short description|1943 film by Lew Landers}}
{{infobox film
| name = Redhead from Manhattan
| image = Redhead from Manhattan poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Lew Landers
| producer = Harry Cohn
Wallace MacDonald
| screenplay = Joseph Hoffman
| story = Rex Taylor
| starring = Lupe Vélez
Michael Duane
Tim Ryan
Gerald Mohr
Lillian Yarbo
Arthur Loft
| music = Gil Grau
John Leipold
| cinematography = Phillip Tannura
| editing = James Sweeney
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1943|5|6}}
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Redhead from Manhattan is a 1943 comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Joseph Hoffman.{{cite web|title=Redhead from Manhattan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/107521/Redhead-from-Manhattan/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307070940/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/107521/Redhead-from-Manhattan/overview|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Hal Erickson|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2016|archive-date=2016-03-07}} 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.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1941-50 by The American Film Institute, c. 1999[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=629 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Redhead from Manhattan]
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 cousin Elaine, who's having problems with her marriage (she's going to have a baby and her husband doesn't know it) and needs to make a getaway. Neither Elaine's husband nor 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
- Lillian Yarbo as Polly
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0036297}}
{{Lew Landers}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Lew Landers
Category:American comedy films
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