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The Girl from Monterrey (1943)

SHE'S SUGAR and SPICE and EVERYTHING NICE -- And a Dash of Tabasco To Boot!

Genre : Romance

Runtime : 58M

Director : Wallace Fox

Synopsis

Mexican club singer Lita Valdez is amazed to find that her younger brother Alberto is a talented boxer and is even more thrilled by his consistent success in the ring. Till he is forced to fight Jerry O'Leary, the man she loves. Caught between her devotion to both men, Lita tries her best to have the match canceled, but there is much more to the boxing racket than she had ever imagined...

Actors

Armida
Armida
Lita Valdez
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
Doc Hogan, Fight Promoter
Veda Ann Borg
Veda Ann Borg
Flossie Rankin
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
Al Johnson
Terry Frost
Terry Frost
Jerry O'Leary
Anthony Caruso
Anthony Caruso
Alberto 'Baby' Valdez
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Harry Hollis
Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn
Fight Commissioner Bogart
Guy Zanette
Guy Zanette
Tony Perrone
Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman
Fight Announcer
Jay Silverheels
Jay Silverheels
Fighter Tito Flores
Renee Helms
Renee Helms
Hat Check Girl (as Renee White)

Crews

Wallace Fox
Wallace Fox
Director
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon
Story
George Green
George Green
Story
Arthur Hoerl
Arthur Hoerl
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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