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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543225591
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 21, 2006
Running Time: 80 minutes
Sales Rank: 24822
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 1941
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A salesgirl (Alice Faye) threatens to cause trouble when cruise ship runs aground and vacation is ruined. As compensation, she soon gets a free first class Havana holiday with the ship owner's future son-in-law (John Payne) as wall as some unexpected attention from a conniving gambler (Cesar Romero) and his girlfriend (Carmen Miranda).
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Rating:  - First Rate Factory Musical! Fantastic Music! Carmen Miranda!
Sequels? Prequels? In the old days, Hollywood just changed a few actors, re-wrote a few lines, changed the setting and added a few new dance numbers and Voila! New Film! This is factory film at its best! Most of the crew from "Song Of The Islands" is here, but Grable has been ditched for Alice Faye (Yahoo!) and Hilo Hattie for Carmen Miranda (Yahoo!)(and I love Hilo Hattie). Instead of two yachtsmen drifting ashore in Hawaii, Faye's cruise ship runs aground off Cuba. She saw the Captain where he shouldn't have been, and won't give in, so John Payne, agent for the shipping company (and soon to wed the boss's daughter) flies her to Havana, and escorts her the best he can. Carmen Miranda shows up and wiggles and jiggles her way in and amongst the english language and big hats; and way too quick, you're at the big musical finale, which these films did so well. One point here, look towards the lower center right screen for the male dancer who gets hopelessly lost. All of his embarrassment shows up on VHS, only part of it on DVD. Once again, this ain't high cinematic art, but man o man, it's a highly watchable film, with great music and likeable characters. This is the stuff that made Hollywood famous.
Rating:  - A Sheer Havana Delight!
I recently acquired this film on DVD,one I hadn't seen in many years,for which I had alot of fond memories,and which to my delight hadn't lost a single bit of its' charm.In fact the print used here is very clean and crisp and enhanced the viewing pleasure.Furthermore the Fox production unit didn't hold back on it's use of colour which was deliberately quite eye catching.
The story here is pretty standard musical fare of the period.But with this film especially,it's the sum of all its' parts that add up to a VERY enjoyable viewing experience.John Payne is a steamship executive who is sent to get waivers from passengers aboard ones of its' ships run aground off the Florida coast.He gets every passengers' signature but one,Macy's shop clerk Alice Faye.On the steamship expense,she is flown directly to Havana and put up in the presidential suite of a posh hotel.Payne is all business and his attempts to show Alice "a good time" backfires.She's bored.Into the picture comes suave and debonair Cesar Romero.He thinks Alice is a wealthy American.He "manages" local singer Carmen but has always got a scheme on the side to make money;mostly in the gambling department,which has left him in debt to casino owner Sheldon Leonard.He hopes "wealthy" Alice will get him out of his debts.Much to Cesars' chagrin he slowly finds out there's no chance.
In steps Payne who agrees to slowly pay off Romero's casino debts in exchange for his services in showing Alice a good time,in order to secure that all important ... Read More
Rating: - Another fine Fox wartime musical romance
Fox channel ran this film right after "Sun Valley Serenade", both released in 1941. This emphasized to me that both musical romances had basically the same plot, but in very different exotic settings and with different lead actors, except for John Payne. In both films, Payne is engaged to be married to one knockout, but gradually comes to realize he prefers a newcommer, Alice Faye, in the present film. Whereas in SVS, Payne spends most of the film trying to deny that he is falling in love with Sonja Henje's character, who keeps popping up unexpectedly, in the present film, it's Payne who keeps popping up unexpectedly in the life of Alice, who initially shows no interest in him. Both films are blessed with multiple stars, with complementary and overlapping talents. As usual, Payne is the fall guy for a series of embarrassing and comedic situations, can sing, and eventually winds up with the leading lady. Cesar Romero functions as the primary male comedian as well as something for the ladies to swoon over. Carmen Miranda is her usual effervescent flirtatious self, as different in personality and looks from prim dreamy-eyed Alice Faye as one can imagine. She is the centerpiece of occasional lavish costume musical numbers, whereas Alice renders her ballads in quite a different style. While Romero makes a play for Alice, whom he thinks is filthy rich, and Carmen flirts with Payne, savvy viewers know that Carmen will return to Romero, while Payne and Alice will return together to NYC. Like SVS, this film ... Read More
Rating:  - Weekend in Havana
For those of us who enjoy Alice Faye musicals, it was a pleasant and enjoyable movie.
Rating: - Ah, Havana!
This film is a classic representation of those of its time and genre. Alice Faye was as good now as she was then. The supporting cast show their versatility from other films they have appeared in and the film is all around fun. The dancers & musicians of that era shine and can never be replaced.
Trust me-you'll enjoy it!
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