Moonlight in Hawaii

Moonlight in Hawaii
Moonlight in Hawaii
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Written by	Eve Greene ; Morton Grant
Produced by	Ken Goldsmith
Starring	Jane Frazee ; Johnny Downs ; Leon Errol
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez
Edited by	Arthur Hilton
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 21, 1941;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

External links

Moonlight in Hawaii at IMDb
Moonlight in Hawaii at TCMDB

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[1] Fetrow p.321

[2] Moonlight in Hawaii at Maria Montez

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