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Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writers:
Dorothy Kingsley (screen play) &
Dorothy Cooper (screen play) ...
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Release Date:
3 May 1948 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance See more »
Tagline:
THERE'S MUSIC! THERE'S DANCING! THERE'S ROMANCE! See more »
Plot:
While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
Interviews With Disney "Peter Pan" Voice Actors Kathryn Beaumont And Paul Collins
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User Reviews:
Song-and-swimsuit musical torpedoed by creepy undermining... See more (20 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Esther Williams ... Rosalind Rennolds

Peter Lawford ... Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee

Ricardo Montalban ... Ricardo Montez

Jimmy Durante ... Buckley

Cyd Charisse ... Yvonne Torro
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra ... Cugat Orchestra
Xavier Cugat ... Xavier Cugat
Leon Ames ... Commander Harrison

Kathryn Beaumont ... Penelope Peabody
Dick Simmons ... George Blaine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Betz ... Photographer (uncredited)
Jack Boyle ... Lieutenant (uncredited)
Chester Clute ... Tommy (uncredited)
James Dale ... Seaplane Navigator (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Photographer (uncredited)
Tay Dunn ... Photographer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William O. Harbach ... Naval Officer (uncredited)
Samuel Herrera ... Native (uncredited)

Al Kikume ... Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Richard Landry ... Lieutenant (uncredited)
Nolan Leary ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Billy Lechner ... Yeoman (uncredited)
Emilia Leovalli ... Yvonne's Grandmother (uncredited)
Uluao Letuli ... Sword Dancer (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness ... Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Leon Lontoc ... Waiter (uncredited)
Walter Merrill ... Photographer (uncredited)
Frances Morris ... Reporter (uncredited)
Kay Norton ... Martha (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Reporter (uncredited)
Franklin Parker ... Lieutenant Technical Advisor (uncredited)
Betty Reilly ... Cugat's Singer (uncredited)
Nina Ross ... Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Robin Short ... Reporter (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo ... Native (uncredited)
Sam Tubuo ... Native Chief (uncredited)
Arthur Walsh ... 2nd Assistant Director (uncredited)
Harlan Warde ... Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
Duff Whitney ... Naval Officer (uncredited)

Marie Windsor ... Jane (uncredited)
Dick Winslow ... Bald Naval Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Thorpe 
 
Writing credits
Dorothy Kingsley (screen play) &
Dorothy Cooper (screen play) &
Charles Martin (screen play) and
Hans Wilhelm (screen play)

Charles Martin (from an original story by) and
Hans Wilhelm (from an original story by)

Produced by
Joe Pasternak .... producer
 
Original Music by
Albert Sendrey (uncredited)
George Stoll (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Charles Rosher (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Douglass Biggs (film editor)
Ferris Webster 
 
Art Direction by
Edward C. Carfagno  (as Edward Carfagno)
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Irene (costumes by)
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair styles designer
 
Production Management
Walter Strohm .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings .... assistant director (uncredited)
Carl 'Major' Roup .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Richard Pefferle .... associate set decorator (as Richard A. Pefferle)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
James Brock .... sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie .... special effects
 
Stunts
Virginia Lou Angle .... stunt double: Miss Williams (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Barnes .... grip (uncredited)
Jerome Hester .... still photographer (uncredited)
John M. Nickolaus Jr. .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Nacio Herb Brown .... songs by
Edward Heyman .... songs by
George Stoll .... musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Albert Sendrey .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jack Donohue .... dances and water ballet creator
Henri Jaffa .... associate technicolor color director
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
John Banse .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #12672) | West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Filming Locations:
Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, Florida, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

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Trivia:
In an interview on TCM, Cyd Charisse stated that she neglected to warm up one day on set due to being late. Jumping from one level to another and on the third level she felt one of her knees completely rip and tear all the ligaments.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: "Chita" the Chihuahua that Xavier Cugat gives to Jimmy is said to be a female dog but at frame 1:31:19 the dog's appendage can clearly be seen, proving it was a male dog.See more »
Quotes:
Rosalind Reynolds:[as he's carrying out at large crab that scared her] Ooh, keep it away from me!
Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee:Ms. Reynolds your a big girl now.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in That's Entertainment! (1974)See more »
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5 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Song-and-swimsuit musical torpedoed by creepy undermining..., 11 June 2006
Author: moonspinner55 from las vegas, nv

Musical-comedy vehicle for swimming star Esther Williams set in Hawaii. Peter Lawford has a rather hopeless role as a moony-eyed Lieutenant who becomes obsessed with Esther, playing a movie actress; she's already involved with her co-star (Ricardo Montalban) and is also busy sparring with her unloved movie-rival (Cyd Charisse, in a demeaning part as a girl nobody seems to want). In its day, probably a very acceptable piece of fluff, but in this age of celebrity stalkers, Lawford's intrusive, seemingly off-balanced fan is unintentionally creepy (at one point he even kidnaps Williams, but she stops him from being arrested). Only for die-hard MGM musical buffs, although Esther's swimming sequences are not on their usual grand scale here. *1/2 from ****

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