Moon Over Miami (1941)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Walter Lang

Writers:

Stephen Powys (play)
George Seaton (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

4 July 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot:

Sisters Kay and Barbara arrive in Miami from Texas looking for rich husbands. Much singing and dancing including the number "You Started Something".

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Sister | Deception | Inheritance | Miami Florida

Cast

Don Ameche	...	Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil (in Film)
Betty Grable	...	Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Robert Cummings	...	Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
Carole Landis	...	Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears
Jack Haley	...	Jack O'Hara
Charlotte Greenwood	...	Aunt Susan 'Sue' Latimer
Cobina Wright	...	Connie Fentress (as Cobina Wright Jr.)
Lynne Roberts	...	Jennie May
Robert Conway	...	Mr. Lester
George Lessey	...	William 'Willie' Boulton
Jack Cole & Co.	...	Themselves, a Specialty
Robert Greig	...	Brearley, Boulton's Butler
Minor Watson	...	Mr. Jim Reynolds
Fortunio Bonanova	...	Mr. Pretto, the Hotel Manager
George Humbert	...	Texas Tommy Cafe Proprietor

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Iceland:L | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #7217)

Filming Locations:

Cypress Gardens - 2600 S. Lake Summit Drive, Winter Haven, Florida, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The play originally opened in London, England, UK on 26 April 1938.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Susan hands Jack a jar of her famous guacamole sauce, the contents of jar are bright red - not green, as an avocado-based sauce would actually be.

Quotes:

Phil O'Neil: Let's see what do we want? We want you, the juice of the grape and a good hot dance band.
Jeffrey Bolton: But right now we'll settle for those potato chips and cheese.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I've Got You All To Myself

They all started something!

One of my favorite Betty Grable films! Beautiful scenery, beautiful songs and excellent choreography! Betty's costumes were really stunning and I wonder if the studio used a different designer for this film. It's all about losing out on an inheritance for the two Latimer sisters and their Aunt Susan because of taxes, so the three take off for Miami so Betty can find a millionaire husband. As usual, Betty doesn't have any trouble finding a man and that is when all the fun starts. They have a great time and so will you when you watch this film.