| Redhead from Manhattan | |
| 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 |
| Runtime: | 64 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Redhead from Manhattan is a 1943 comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Joseph Hoffman.[1] 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.[2] [3]
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.