Romance on the High Seas

"Romance and Laughter...under a Rio moon!"

1948 1h 39m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 37🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★7IMDB · 2,775

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.

“Romance and Laughter...under a Rio moon!”

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Cast

Jack Carson
Peter Virgil
Janis Paige
Mrs. Elvira Kent
Don DeFore
Mr. Michael Kent
Doris Day
Miss Georgia Garrett
Oscar Levant
Oscar Farrar
S.Z. Sakall
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo
Fortunio Bonanova
Plinio
Eric Blore
Ship's Doctor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Sixto Pondal Ríos
Languages: Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Curtiz, shot by Elwood Bredell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jule Styne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rudi Fehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jack Carson and Janis Paige and Don DeFore carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Romance and Laughter...under a Rio moon!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Curtiz directs. Elwood Bredell behind the camera. Jule Styne scores. Rudi Fehr cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish.
4Directed by Michael Curtiz, shot by Elwood Bredell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jule Styne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Rudi Fehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jack Carson and Janis Paige and Don DeFore carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Romance and Laughter...under a Rio moon!".
9IMDB entry: tt0040745 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 23 themes, including "new york city", "rio de janeiro", "fake identity", "mistaken identity".

The technical file

Cinematography: Elwood Bredell
Original score: Jule Styne
Editing: Rudi Fehr
Makeup / hair: Perc Westmore
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Status: Released
Budget: $2,532,000
Box office: $3,225,000
Return: 127% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 58/100
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 2,775 votes
MPAA: Approved

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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What people are saying

JPV8522020-07-09
★ 8/10
Absolutely charming musical romance comedy featuring an amazing debut from Doris Day. A lot of fun and plenty of laughs, though today's audience, or least those around my age (35-40), this will remind you of a plot straight out of a sit-com with the mistaken identity aspect. Still, really entertaining. 3.75/5

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