Robert Young plays a dual role. He plays the Hollywood celebrity Brooks Mason, who is tired of being famous and just wants peace and quiet. Young's other role is as George Smith, a Hawaiian pineapple plantation owner who is in New York for business. Hollywood Young and Hawaiian Young meet through pure coincidence (as always happens in these types of films) and Hollywood Young convinces Hawaiian Young to trade places with him--he wants to relax and Hawaiian Young wants some more excitement.
Hollywood Young, masquerading as Hawaiian Young, boards a cruise ship to Hawaii. On the cruise ship, he meets Eleanor Powell, a dancer and her friend, Gracie Allen who also plays the ukulele. I am assuming that the ladies are part of a bigger act? The story line was a little confusing as it was hard to remember which Young was which and what exactly was happening in the film, but fortunately, the best parts are Eleanor Powell's dance numbers.
Powell's jump rope dance at the beginning of the cruise is really fun and is a tribute to Bill Robinson. Her best routine in the film is her hula dance, which at the time was considered pretty risque because of her costume. She is just wearing a bikini top and hula skirt (and presumably underwear). I love Eleanor Powell, and her numbers are always the highlight in every film of hers that I've seen.
Gracie Allen was fine, but her shtick wears thin for me though, but she has her moments. Her best scene is in the costume party where she is dressed as Mae West. She does a routine with other costumed passengers, including a group dressed as The Marx Brothers (with two Grouchos!). In the audience, "Joan Crawford," "WC Fields," "Clark Gable," and "Oliver Hardy," can be spotted. George Burns is Hollywood Robert Young's agent.
Hollywood Young, masquerading as Hawaiian Young, boards a cruise ship to Hawaii. On the cruise ship, he meets Eleanor Powell, a dancer and her friend, Gracie Allen who also plays the ukulele. I am assuming that the ladies are part of a bigger act? The story line was a little confusing as it was hard to remember which Young was which and what exactly was happening in the film, but fortunately, the best parts are Eleanor Powell's dance numbers.
Powell's jump rope dance at the beginning of the cruise is really fun and is a tribute to Bill Robinson. Her best routine in the film is her hula dance, which at the time was considered pretty risque because of her costume. She is just wearing a bikini top and hula skirt (and presumably underwear). I love Eleanor Powell, and her numbers are always the highlight in every film of hers that I've seen.
Gracie Allen was fine, but her shtick wears thin for me though, but she has her moments. Her best scene is in the costume party where she is dressed as Mae West. She does a routine with other costumed passengers, including a group dressed as The Marx Brothers (with two Grouchos!). In the audience, "Joan Crawford," "WC Fields," "Clark Gable," and "Oliver Hardy," can be spotted. George Burns is Hollywood Robert Young's agent.