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13 March 1942 (USA) moreTagline:
BETTY'S EVEN GOT THE PALM TREES SWAYING! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on behalf... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Betty Grable In A Grass Skirt more (4 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Betty Grable | ... | Eileen O'Brien |
 | Victor Mature | ... | Jefferson 'Jeff' Harper Jr. |
 | Jack Oakie | ... | Rusty Smith |
| Thomas Mitchell | ... | Dennis O'Brien |
| George Barbier | ... | Jefferson Harper Sr. |
| Billy Gilbert | ... | Palola's father |
| Hilo Hattie | ... | Palola |
| Harry Owens | ... | Himself (as Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians) |
| Lillian Porter | ... | Paulani (Palola's cousin) |
| Hal K. Dawson | ... | John Rodney |
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76 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Fun Stuff
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Cut from the release print was a ballad called "Blue Shadows and White Gardenias" (music and lyrics by Mack Gordon and Harry Owens), sung by Betty Grable and Victor Mature (dubbed by Ben Gage). The melody remains in the background score. Bing Crosby, for Decca Records, waxed a version issued originally on a 78. moreQuotes:
Jeff Harper Jr.: If you see me in the moonlight, you better yell aloha and start running. moreMovie Connections:
Featured in Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) moreSoundtrack:
Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai moreFAQ
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Great 1940s World War II Pacific island fantasy movie. The colors are so bright they almost can't be real. Victor Mature and Jack Oakie head to an island where Betty Grable lives in tropic splendor with her father (Thomas Mitchell - Gerald O'Hara from "Gone With The Wind", same Irish accent too by the way...). The music is just fantastic, Harry Owens and his orchestra are incredible, the classic Hula Comedienne Hilo Hattie is on hand as Palola to provide comic relief in her attempts to land Jack Oakie (Jack is afraid of Palola's Cannibal uncle however...). Gloriously non-politically correct in the way that only classic movies can be. Betty Grable in a grass skirt, (wow!) no wonder all the G. I. s you speak to from that time were crazy about her!