O Elefante de Carmelita

TCM has been showing the Mexican Spitfire series on Saturday mornings and Mexican Spitfire's Elephant is on this morning. It's the same plot: Dennis and Carmelita fight, Uncle Matt impersonates Lord Epping, there is much confusion and many misunderstandings. This one has some stolen gems being smuggled inside a ceramic elephant. But don't worry, a real live polka dot elephant does make a cameo appearance. Lupe Velez gets to sing and dance is quite good. Leon Errol is at his best in the dual roles. Walter Reed plays Dennis in this one. By my count, he is the third actor to portray Dennis in the series. Dennis is pretty much a thankless role, with Leon Errol being the real star and Lupe Velez supporting him. Lyle Talbot is the main bad guy. Blonde bombshell Marion Martin is back playing American Diana in this one, after playing French war orphan Fifi in Mexican Spitfire's Baby. This is one of the best of the series.