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A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. A charming war hero falls in love with this newly-married woman, after her husband abandons her on their honeymoon for the sake of a business meeting.
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Major Thomas Milvaine
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Cynthia Glenn
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Maude Bancroft
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Hobart Glenn
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Nona Glenn
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Mr. Nils Knudsen
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Robert G. Delbar
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Mrs. Fenway
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K.O. Karny
Jerry Scott ...
Lyonel
Fernando Alvarado ...
Julio
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Susan
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Oscar
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Dr. Tovve
Joan Fay Macaboy ...
Betty
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Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (uncredited)
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Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ...
Detective at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Wally Boag ...
Canadian Flier (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ...
Gene (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ...
Accordionist (uncredited)
Tom Brannigan ...
Johnny (uncredited)
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Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Art Buehler ...
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Fulton Burley ...
Canadian Flier (uncredited)
Lucille Casey ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Cassell ...
Giggling Girl (uncredited)
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Singer (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Nightclub Patron / Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Tony Coppala ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Canadian Flier (uncredited)
Elizabeth Dailey ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Canadian Flier (uncredited)
Rudy De Saxe ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (uncredited)
Evelyn Del Rio ...
Girl (uncredited)
Frances Donelan ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
Dick Earle ...
Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Carli Elinor ...
Gypsy Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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1st Hotel Monte Belva Clerk (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Mary Jane French ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Arno Frey ...
Hotel Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Winifred Glyn ...
Girl (uncredited)
Albert Godderis ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Dolores Hall ...
Girl (uncredited)
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J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
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Poolside Guest (uncredited)
Phil Hanna ...
Canadian Flier (uncredited)
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Chess Player (uncredited)
Jane Isbell ...
Giggling Girl (uncredited)
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2nd Hotel Monte Belva Clerk (uncredited)
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Austin Vemmering (uncredited)
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Specialty Act (uncredited)
Peggy Leon ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Irv Lewis ...
Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (uncredited)
Ann Lundeen ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Gerald Mackey ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
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Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Beryl McCutcheon ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Danna McGraw ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Page Boy (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
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Poolside Dance Floor Guest (uncredited)
Tim Murdock ...
Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Alex Novinsky ...
Chess-Player (uncredited)
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Guest at Reception (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Hotel Lounge Waiter (uncredited)
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Ga-Ga Bride (uncredited)
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Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (uncredited)
Erin Selwyn ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Ethel Smith ...
Ethel Smith - Organ Player (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Canadian Flier (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Bobby Walberg ...
Boy (uncredited)
Alice Wallace ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Tycoon (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Bonnie Lou Williams ...
singer (Self) (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Thorpe

Written by

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Richard Connell ... (original screen play by) and
Gladys Lehman ... (original screen play by)

Produced by

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Joe Pasternak ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Calvin Jackson ... (uncredited)
George Stoll ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harry Stradling Sr. ... director of photography (as Harry Stradling)

Editing by

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George Boemler

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa ... associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Hans Peters

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Kay Dean
Irene

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Marvin Stuart ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jack Bonar ... associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Joe Edmondson ... sound technician
Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Robert Shirley ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Mark Davis ... matte paintings camera (uncredited)
Warren Newcombe ... matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sam Leavitt ... second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kay Dean ... associate costume supervisor
Irene ... costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ted Duncan ... orchestrator
Calvin Jackson ... orchestrator
Fred Norman ... orchestrator
Joseph Nussbaum ... orchestrator
George Stoll ... music adaptor (as Georgie Stoll) / musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Hugo Winterhalter ... orchestrator
Pete Decker ... music mixer (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrator (uncredited)
William Saracino ... music mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Charles Walters ... dance director
Ruth Nurmi ... diving double: Esther Williams (uncredited)
Jack Shea ... diving double: Donald Curtis (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Swept off her feet, Cynthia marries a rich, very successful business executive, but business affairs make him abandon her during their honeymoon. While he's away, unhappy Cynthia meets charming war hero Major Milvaine, who is on leave, and sparks fly. Will she choose wealth over love? Written by erasmus

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Taglines Musical bliss with every kiss! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Thrill of a New Romance (United States)
  • Frisson d'amour (France)
  • Juego de pasiones (Spain)
  • Juego de pasiones (Argentina)
  • Медовый месяц втроем (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,410,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The featured song "Please Don't Say No (Say Maybe)" was recorded by numerous singers in the late 1940s. See more »
Goofs When Cynthia and Thomas are lost in the woods she lies down to sleep and she has his jacket over one shoulder. He reaches down and pulls the jacket all the way over her. They cut to him and then back to her and the jacket is still only over one shoulder. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939). See more »
Soundtracks Please Don't Say No, Say Maybe See more »
Quotes Hobart Glenn: Hello, Mermaid. Have a good day?
Cynthia Glenn: Swell. I got a pretty good headline for you.
Hobart Glenn: Yeah? "Man With Three Wives Asks Why Not?" Fair question. Thank you dear. I'll put it right in the book. Cynthia in the headlines you find all the wisdom and all the foolishness for the alleged human race. I collect the foolishness. There's more of it.
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