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Director:
Writers:
Richard Connell (writer)
Karl Kamb (writer)
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Release Date:
11 April 1949 (Sweden) more
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Tagline:
All aboard for tropic nights of romance and revelry! more
Plot:
A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Fine ex. of the genre known as the "Xavier Cugat Musical" more (7 total)

Cast

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George Brent ... Captain Jeremy Bradford
Jane Powell ... Polly Bradford
Lauritz Melchior ... Olaf Eriksen
Frances Gifford ... Laura Dene
Marina Koshetz ... Zita Romanka
Xavier Cugat ... Himself
Thomas E. Breen ... Denis Mulvy
Richard Derr ... Charles G.K. Worton
John Ridgely ... Chief Officer Carver
Connie Gilchrist ... Bertha
The Pied Pipers ... Themselves
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:98 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Soundtrack:
Spring came back to Vienna more

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Fine ex. of the genre known as the "Xavier Cugat Musical", 15 March 2004
Author: John P Cochran (jcochran-1) from Arlington, VA

This movie is pap, but it's pleasant enough pap and offers some wonderful musical moments. The plot is a sit-com all about a girl (Jane Powell) who stows away on the luxury ocean liner her daddy (George Brent, in his second outing in a film with this title!) just happens to captain. Havoc ensues, of course -- the details are beside the point. The real point is that Xavier Cugat is on board with his orchestra -- and lots of surprise musical guests. Audiences in the 40s knew quite well what to expect from this sort of thing -- The Xavier Cugat/Jose Iturbi Musical -- lots of "Latin-style" fun, eye-dazzling Technicolor, and tunes galore. This one is no worse than any of them, and for a few reasons may actually be a bit better. Here's the really great thing about this pic: One of the musical "surprises" on the ship turns out to be operatic tenor Lauritz Melchior! Melchior's voice was one of the finest of his era, and his Wagnerian outing here ("Winter Storms," from Die Walküre) gives a hint of just what a pleasure he was in his prime. His performs duets with Powell from the Viennese repertoire, but she's no match for his power and finesse. Also, Marina Koshetz sings a FAAAAAABulous rendition of Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin."

All in all, worth the time it takes to watch.

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