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Waikiki Wedding

Waikiki Wedding (1937)

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Release Date: Mar 23, 1937 Wide

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This happy-go-lucky musical comedy is set in beautiful Hawaii and follows a public relations man who works for a pineapple company (Bing Crosby) and his pal as they escort a beauty contest winner (Shirley Ross) and her loudmouthed friend (Martha Raye) on a tour of the islands. Unfortunately, the winning beauty finds the islands a crashing bore and plans to return to the mainland. This forces the P.R. man to take drastic and romantic measures to convince her to stay. The song "Sweet Leilani" won

Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

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Frank Butler, Don Hartman, Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin

Nov 14, 2006

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A pleasant but routine star vehicle for Bing Crosby, with an Oscar winning song that created a scandal at the time.

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Another average Crosby movie taking place in Hawaii this time around. Predictable ending, silly jokes, annoying songs, but sometimes funny.

September 5, 2010
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