Honolulu (1939)


Honolulu
Release Date03 February 1939
TaglineHundreds of lovely hula girls . . . scores of lilting songs . . . spectacle to make you marvel !
GenreComedy, Musical, Romance
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
TagsFilm Star, Identity Switch, Lookalike, Plantation, Proposal, Vacation
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Honolulu is an American musical film that was released by MGM in 1939. The film stars dancer Eleanor Powell and Robert Young, and was directed by Edward Buzzell.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Eleanor Powell
Miss Dorothy 'Dot' March

Robert Young
Brooks Mason&George Smith&David in the movie

George Burns
Joe Duffy

Gracie Allen
Millicent 'Millie' De Grasse

Rita Johnson
Cecelia Grayson

Clarence Kolb
Mr. Horace Grayson

Ann Morriss
Gale Brewster

Willie Fung
Wong, Mason's Hawaiian Servant

Cliff Clark
First Detective

Edward Gargan
Second Detective

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Washington, Mason's Hollywood Servant

Sig Ruman
Professor Timmer, Psychiatrist

Ruth Hussey
Eve, David's wife in the Movie

Kealohu Holt
Native Dancing Girl

Edgar Dearing
Jailer

The King's Men
Themselves, singing 'The Leader Doesn't Like Music'

Andy Iona's Orchestra
Themselves, Musical Ensemble

Andy Iona
Hawaiian Bandleader

Ken Darby
Groucho 1

Jon Dodson
Chico

Bud Linn
Harpo

Rad Robinson
Grouch 2

Roy Atwell
Bearded Man on Ship

Diane Cook
Second Passenger

Bess Flowers
Grayson's Party Guest

Russell Hicks
Mr. Clifford Jones

Betty Jaynes
Singer

Edward LeSaint
Minister

Helen MacKellar
Middle Telephone Operator

James Millican
Lifeguard on Ship

Alberto Morin
Clerk

Tom Neal
Ambulance Interne

William Newell
Second Interne

Claire Owen
First Telephone Operator

The Pied Pipers
Themselves, Vocal Group

Bert Roach
Grayson's Party Guest

Clarice Sherry
Third Passenger

Jo Stafford
Herself, Member of The Pied Pipers

Phillip Terry
Nightclub Bandleader

Martha Tibbetts
Last Telephone Operator

Laura Treadwell
Mrs. Brady, Elderly Guest

William Wagner
Pallbearer

Christina Welles
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Director

Edward Buzzell
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Writer

Herbert Fields

Frank Partos

Harry Ruskin
uncredited

Producer

Jack Cummings
producer

Cinematographer

Ray June
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Editor

Conrad A. Nervig
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Art Director

Cedric Gibbons
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Set Decorator

Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer

Adrian

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Walter Strohm
assistant director

William Tummel
assistant director

Art Department

Joseph C. Wright
associate art director

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director

Music Department

Merrill Pye
musical presenter

George Stoll
musical director

Franz Waxman
composer: incidental music

George Bassman
orchestrator

Roger Edens
music supervisor

Joe Glover
orchestrator

Leonid Raab
orchestrator

Tom Satterfield
orchestrator

Other Crew

Bobby Connolly
dance director

Sammy Lee
dance director

Production Company

Loew's
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MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

MGM/UA Home Entertainment