Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1941) DVD-R

Starring Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Helen Parrish, Charles Lang, William Frawley, Guinn 'Big
Boy' Williams, Shemp Howard
Directed by John Rawlins

Print: black/white
Runtime: 62 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

To those under the age of 60, it should be noted that the title of this lively Universal filler was
inspired by a popular song of 1941. Carrying over their antics from RKO Radio's 'Mexican
Spitfire' series, Lupe Velez and Leon Errol star respectively as Havana nightclub entertainer
Madame La Zonga and South American aristocrat Senor Alvarez. What the audience knows
but La Zonga doesn't is that Alvarez is a phony, who's no more Latin than a Coney Island hot
dog. While the stars carry the comedy burden of the film, a romantic subplot develops
between ambitious bandleader Steve (Charles Lang) and his Cuban sweetie Rosita (Helen
Parrish). Astonishingly, this 62-minute film manages to crowd in an abundance of musical
numbers, including the title tune.