Waikiki Wedding( 1937)

TV-MAComedyRomance

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Overview

Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii. He gets the company to sponsor a contest in which the winner gets a Hawaiian vacation and is obligated to write articles on the islands which, when published, will constitute a publicity coup for the company. Unfortunately, Georgia Smith, the winner, feels lonely and isolated in the Islands and wants to return to the States. With help from buddy Shad Buggle Tony tries to romantically divert Georgia without letting her know his true motivation.

Top Billed Cast

Bing Crosby
Tony Marvin
Bob Burns
Shad Buggle
Martha Raye
Myrtle Finch
Shirley Ross
Georgia Smith
George Barbier
J.P. Todhunter
Leif Erickson
Dr. Victor Quimby
Grady Sutton
Everett Todhunter
Granville Bates
Uncle Herman
Anthony Quinn
Kimo
Mitchell Lewis
Koalani
George Regas
Muamua
Nick Lukats
Assistant Purser
Prince Leilani
Priest
Maurice Liu
Kaiaka
Raquel Echeverría
Mahina
Iris Yamaoka
Secretary
Ethel Clayton
Tourist (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Emma Dunn
Mother
Harry Tyler
Sailor with Necklace

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Aug 11 2025

Aside from setting the story amidst the palm trees and hula skirts of Hawaii, this hasn’t anything akin to an original bone in it’s body and is really only a vehicle for a distinctly mediocre Bing Crosby. He’s the sort of PR man who could turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse, and when his client moves their pineapple business to his fair shores, he decides what better way to promote the whole enterprise than to stage a competition. The winner gets an all expenses paid trip, provided they write a diary extolling the virtues of the islands. What could go wrong? Well the prize is won by “Georgia” (S...