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Moonlight in Hawaii

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Moonlight in Hawaii
Directed byCharles Lamont
Written byEve Greene
Morton Grant
Produced byKen Goldsmith
StarringJane Frazee
Johnny Downs
Leon Errol
CinematographyStanley Cortez
Edited byArthur Hilton
Music byFrank Skinner
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 21, 1941 (1941-11-21)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Fetrow p.321
  2. ^ Moonlight in Hawaii at Maria Montez

Bibliography

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  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
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