Belle of Old Mexico is a 1950 American Trucolor comedy film directed by Robert G. Springsteen and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Rockwell and Dorothy Patrick. The film was successful at the box office, and Republic Pictures hoped to transform Rodriguez into a star similar to Lupe Vélez.
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Plot
An American World War II veteran fulfills a promise that he had made to a dying comrade by going to Mexico to adopt the dead man's daughter. However, the daughter is not a child but an attractive young woman. He faces difficulty convincing his fiancée and employers that the relationship is entirely innocent.
Cast
Estelita Rodriguez as Rosita Dominguez
Robert Rockwell as Kip Armitage III
Dorothy Patrick as Deborah Chatfield
Thurston Hall as Horatio Huntington
Florence Bates as Nellie Chatfield
Dave Willock as Tommy Mayberry
Gordon Jones as Tex Barnet
Fritz Feld as Doctor Quincy
Anne O'Neal as Mrs. Abercrombie
Nacho Galindo as Pico
Joe Venuti as Joe Venuti
Edward Gargan as Sam
Carlos Molina and His Orchestra