Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
- Washington
- (as Eddie Anderson)
Sig Ruman
- Psychiatrist
- (as Sig Rumann)
Kealohu Holt
- Native Dancing Girl
- (as Kealoha Holt)
Andy Iona's Orchestra
- Musical Group
- (uncredited)
Roy Atwell
- Bearded Man on Ship
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFinal film appearance of George Burns and Gracie Allen together.
- GoofsWhen Brooks Mason and George Smith (both played by Robert Young) shake hands, George leans forward slightly, revealing a misalignment between George's right arm and his shoulder. That's the only reveal of the otherwise undetectable trick photography.
- ConnectionsEdited into I Dood It (1943)
- SoundtracksHonolulu
(1939)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Played during the opening credits and at the end
Sung by Gracie Allen (uncredited) and The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Danced by Eleanor Powell (uncredited)
Featured review
Lulu of a dance
This B musical (still available only on VHS) has four things in it worth looking at today: the big "Leader Doesn't Like Music" vaudeville number with singing Marx Brothers impersonators and Gracie Allen got up as Mae West; and Powell's three dance numbers. The first shows off Powell's ability to tap while skipping rope. The second, a blackface tribute to Bill Robinson, would be cornball if Powell weren't so good. The third, a long hula in two acts, isn't Powell's best number but it seems better suited to her big athletic style than her dressy nightclub-style numbers. For once she is not dressed like the mailman, and it's possible to see the unbelievable condition she was in at that time as well as the speed and power of her movements. Fred Astaire surely saw this film while the preparations were underway to make "Broadway Melody of 1940", which teamed him with Powell (or rather, the other way around). No wonder he was scared.
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- n_r_koch
- Jul 26, 2008
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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