Moonlight in Hawaii is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Jane Frazee, Johnny Downs and Leon Errol.[1] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Future star Maria Montez has a small role, with her hair dyed blonde.[2]
Plot
Deciding to quit his singing act and become a tourist guide, Pete Fleming escorts wealthy Mrs. Floto and her three nieces to Hawaii for a vacation. Behind his back, Pete's three bandmates stowaway and tag along.
At a resort, bandleader Clipper Conovan can't hire the musicians, but hotel guest Toby Spencer, taking a shine to Pete, introduces him to her father Walter, who runs a pineapple plantation. Walter is involved in a business dispute with his partner, Lawton, and both men vie for Mrs. Floto's attentions as well.
Toby falls for Pete, who discovers she can sing and wants her to be a part of the band's new act. But one of Mrs. Floto's nieces also wants to sing, and exotic entertainer Ilani catches everyone's eye, too. Toby and Pete ultimately form a partnership, professionally and romantically, while Mrs. Floto, unable to decide between the two pineapple growers, surprises both by deciding to marry Clipper the bandleader.
Cast
- Johnny Downs as Pete
- Jane Frazee as Toby
- Leon Errol as Spencer
- Mischa Auer ... Clipper
- Charles Coleman as Butler
- Sunnie O'Dea as Gloria
- Marjorie Gateson as Aunt Effie Floto
- Richard Carle as Lawton
- Maria Montez as Ilani
- Janet Warren as Doris
- Judd McMichael as Ollie Barrett
- Ted McMichael as Red Simpson
- Joe McMichael as Beans Smith
- Mary Lou Cook as Mary Lou
References
- ^ Fetrow p.321
- ^ Moonlight in Hawaii at Maria Montez
Bibliography
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
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