Hot Pepper (1933 film)

Hot Pepper (1933) is an American pre-Code comedy film starring Lupe Vélez, Edmund Lowe, and Victor McLaglen, directed by John G. Blystone and released by Fox Film Corporation. The film appeared before the enforcement of the Production Code.

Hot Pepper
1933 theatrical poster
Directed by	John G. Blystone Jasper Blystone (assistant director)
Written by	Dudley Nichols (story) Barry Conners (writer) Philip Klein (story)
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Lupe Vélez Edmund Lowe
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	Alex Troffey
Music by	George Lipschultz William Spielter
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 15, 1933 (1933-01-15)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

This film is considered a fourth installment in the series of films dating back to the silent film What Price Glory? (1926), starring Lowe and McLaglen in their characters of Sergeant Harry Quirt and Captain Jim Flagg with Dolores del Río as the female costar. The pair made a sequel to that film called The Cock-Eyed World (1929), co-starring Lili Damita. Another film, Women of All Nations (1931), followed before 1933's Hot Pepper.^[1][2]

Plot

Cast

• Edmund Lowe as Harry Quirt
• Lupe Vélez as Pepper
• Victor McLaglen as Jim Flagg
• El Brendel as Olsen
• Lilian Bond as Hortense
• Boothe Howard as Trigger Thomas
• Gloria Roy as Lily
• Leo White as Waiter (uncredited)