Duchess of Idaho (1950)

Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Writers:

Dorothy Cooper (original screenplay), Jerry Davis (original screenplay),

Stars:

Esther Williams, Van Johnson, John Lund

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Esther Williams	...	Christine Riverton Duncan
Van Johnson	...	Dick Layne
John Lund	...	Douglas J. Morrison Jr.
Paula Raymond	...	Ellen Hallit
Clinton Sundberg	...	Matson
Connie Haines	...	Peggy Elliot
Mel Tormé	...	Cyril, the Bellhop
Amanda Blake	...	Linda Kinston
Tommy Farrell	...	Chuck
Sig Arno	...	M. Le Blanche
Dick Simmons	...	Alec J. Collins
Lena Horne	...	Lena Horne
Eleanor Powell	...	Eleanor Powell

Storyline

Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive female, hoping that he will send for Ellen (who often played his "fiancée" when he had a female he couldn't discourage otherwise.) Complications arise when Chris catches the eye of band leader Dick Layne, and finds herself caught in a triangle between the two men.

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Plot Keywords:

love | tap dancing | butler | matchmaker | state name in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Venus verliebt sich

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eleanor Powell's last film.

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Connections

Featured in American Masters: Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Baby Come Out of the Clouds"
Written by Henry Nemo and Lee Pearl
Sung by Lena Horne

User Reviews

Old fashion fun

DUCHESS OF IDAHO is a product of its time. Lavish costumes and settings done the MGM way. No one get dirty, everyone, including the men, are clean, made-up and stylishly dressed. Plot is fun...again, a plot that is a 'product' of its day. ESTHER WILLIAMS is really good in this one. I think she was an underrated actress. If you want pure escapist enjoyment, see DUCHESS OF IDAHO. And just look at that nightclub with its giant swimming pool. How on earth could the patrons see all the underwater stuff? And what nightclub could even afford something as extravagant as that. OH, I forgot...this is an MGM film. And if it's MGM in the 40's or 50's, don't expect realism. But that's the great thing about MGM..especially the musicals. Who wants reality??