Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA beauty contest winner of the "Miss Pineapple Princess" pageant takes part in a publicity scheme in Hawaii, and is pursued by an advertising executive for the agency doing the promotion.A beauty contest winner of the "Miss Pineapple Princess" pageant takes part in a publicity scheme in Hawaii, and is pursued by an advertising executive for the agency doing the promotion.A beauty contest winner of the "Miss Pineapple Princess" pageant takes part in a publicity scheme in Hawaii, and is pursued by an advertising executive for the agency doing the promotion.
- Vincitore di 1 Oscar
- 1 vittoria e 1 candidatura in totale
- Dr. Victor Quimby
- (as Leif Erikson)
- Priest
- (as Prince Lei Lani)
- Old Woman
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- Photographer
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- QuizIn one of his earliest film appearances, Anthony Quinn plays the Hawaiian native Kimo. Though Quinn married the crowned princess of Paramount, Cecil B. DeMille's daughter Katherine, the same year this film was released, he would continue to toil in various ethnic bit parts for another fifteen years until his Academy Award-winning breakout performance in Viva Zapata (1952).
- BlooperWhen Martha Raye sings "Okolehua", her hairstyle changes from being down at the sides of her face, to up away from her face in the middle of the number.
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Tony Marvin: Gotta keep her on course.
Georgia Smith: Well, your star moved.
Tony Marvin: Oh, lady, if you could count on women the way they can count on that star, there'd be much more smooth sailing and far less wrecks.
Georgia Smith: Well! Personal experience or something out of a book?
Tony Marvin: What's the difference? It's true.
Georgia Smith: I see... out of a book.
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- Colonne sonoreSweet Is the Word for You
(uncredited)
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Sung by Bing Crosby
Reprised by Shirley Ross
That bit of historical background might help modern audiences to understand the somewhat strangeness of the plot for this film. The film is a musical and comedy, and it won an Oscar for best original song< "Sweet Leilani," which became a Bing Crosby favorite over time. "Blue Hawaii" was another memorable song, but none of the rest of the music was memorable. The comedy was so-so, probably better to audiences of that time than it would seem to most people today.
The strangeness in the film are the scenes relative to returning a supposed special large black pearl to a specific location to appease the god that was threatening a volcanic eruption. And, much of the native dances in these scenes is Hollywood creation. The idea for the plot is okay, surrounding a pineapple queen; but the story just doesn't gel very well. The lead opposite Crosby's Ton Marvin was played by Shirley Ross as Georgia Smith. She had a fine voice and made some movies but never became a big star in cinema, She had some good recordings but after 1945 retired from filmdom and settled down to raise her family
Oh, yes, and as some others have noted, there's a young Anthony Quinn in this film. He has a moderately good supporting role as Kimo. Quinn would go on to have high success in cinema, including winning two Oscars.
Even those who enjoy musicals may find this film rather slow going, and with little memorable music.
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