''Belle of Old Mexico'' is a 1950 American Trucolor

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directed by Robert G. Springsteen starring

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, 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

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.Rainey p.421

Synopsis

An American

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veteran, fulfills a promise he made to one of his dying comrades by going to

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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

as Rosita Dominguez * Robert Rockwell as Kip Armitage III * Dorothy Patrick as Deborah Chatfield *

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as Horatio Huntington *

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as Nellie Chatfield * Dave Willock as Tommy Mayberry * Gordon Jones as Tex Barnet *

Fritz Feld Fritz Feld (October 15, 1900 – November 18, 1993) was a German-American film character actor who appeared in over 140 films in 72 years, both silent and sound. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a "pop" s ...

as Doctor Quincy *

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as Mrs. Abercrombie * Nacho Galindo as Pico * Joe Venuti as Joe Venuti *

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as Sam * Carlos Molina and his Orchestra - Themselves

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1950 films American musical comedy films 1950 musical comedy films Films directed by R. G. Springsteen Republic Pictures films Films set in Mexico Trucolor films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub