Belle of Old Mexico

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Belle of Old Mexico
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Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Written by Bradford Ropes
Francis Swann
Produced by Edward J. White
Starring
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Harold Minter
Music by Stanley Wilson
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release dates
  • March 1, 1950 (1950-03-01)(New York City)
  • March 24, 1950 (1950-03-24)(United States)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Belle of Old Mexico is a 1950 American Trucolor comedy film directed by Robert G. Springsteen 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 Vélez. [1]

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Plot

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.

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  1. Rainey p.421

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