Mexican Spitfire

The spitfire of the title is Lupe Velez, married to Donald Woods's advertising executive and fighting off efforts by his disapproving aunt (Elisabeth Risdon) and jealous ex-fiancée (Linda Hayes) to break them up. Based on characters introduced in The Girl from Mexico, this cleverly orchestrated, lowbrow farce has Leon Errol as both a benevolent uncle and a visiting English whisky baron called Lord Epping. The pie-throwing finale recalls Mack Sennett in his prime, while the picture, a big earner considering its low budget, spawned a series.