Honolulu

directed by Edward Buzzell
Category: "Comedy"
Year of Release:1939
Date Added:02/27/2023
Date Watched:02/27/2023
Description:Movie star Brooks Mason (Robert Young) can't get a break from his adoring fans. When he meets his double, Hawaiian pineapple grower, George Smith (also Robert Young), the two decide to trade places for a while. On the boat, Brooks meets dancer Dorothy March (Eleanor Powell) and they fall in love. But Smith is engaged to be married and now Brooks has to figure out how to get Dorothy without ... Well, it's just silly and all gets fixed and both guys end up with their guys. George Burns and Gracie Allen are along to supply laughs.
My Rating:5

Reviews for Honolulu

Review - Honolulu

I shouldn't have expected much from a movie in which Eleanor Powell gets top billing. The woman could dance, but she couldn't act. Burns and Allen just grate on my nerves. Robert Young was miscast. And the plot was so nonsensical it wasn't even enjoyable as nonsense.

Reviewed by Roger on 2023-02-27 18:35:15

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