A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
Irving Bacon
- First Reporter
- (uncredited)
Juliette Ball
- Black Native
- (uncredited)
Harry Barris
- Master of Ceremonies
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Hillary Brooke
- Wife
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Gene Cale
- Dancer at the 'Fuddy Duddy'
- (uncredited)
Ben Carter
- Joe Brown
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe song "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay/Ray" was not written by Henry Gordon Thayer at all; he heard it performed in a speakeasy by an African-American performer called Mama Lou. After taking down the notes and lyrics, he sanitized the words as much as possible and published it as his own. The song was later the subject of a copyright battle in the courtroom and was declared to be in the public domain, meaning anybody can use it.
- Quotes
Pete Hamilton: With your charm and my conniving, there's nothing to worry about.
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A ho-hummer that falls flat
I like all the actors who appear in "Happy Go Lucky," but not much in this film. This movie bounces all over the place, the plot is a jumble of small plots, and the screenplay is lousy. Even the musical numbers don't go over well. Betty Hutton as Bubbles Hennessy is way overboard, especially in her singing. She could make some ugly faces with her facial contortions in songs. I think it was poor directing that let stuff like that get through. I'll bet she shuddered if she saw the film and how she appeared in her songs.
Mary Martin as Marjory, Dick Powell as Pete and Rudy Vallee as Alfred don't seem to have any energy. In Alfred's case, it may be intentional; but with few others showing any zip for their roles, this film soon becomes a ho-hum. Eddie Bracken is OK, and I like to see Eric Blore in his supporting roles. But they don't have enough to lift this film above poor. What little humor there is can't save the film either.
It appears to be a lavish production from the opening scene with many people in costume and the boat landing setting. But it soon turns out to be a very poor film. This was a Paramount picture, and I wonder if this wasn't one of its "B" level films. I had a hard time staying with it. It just isn't that interesting or entertaining.
Mary Martin as Marjory, Dick Powell as Pete and Rudy Vallee as Alfred don't seem to have any energy. In Alfred's case, it may be intentional; but with few others showing any zip for their roles, this film soon becomes a ho-hum. Eddie Bracken is OK, and I like to see Eric Blore in his supporting roles. But they don't have enough to lift this film above poor. What little humor there is can't save the film either.
It appears to be a lavish production from the opening scene with many people in costume and the boat landing setting. But it soon turns out to be a very poor film. This was a Paramount picture, and I wonder if this wasn't one of its "B" level films. I had a hard time staying with it. It just isn't that interesting or entertaining.
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- SimonJack
- Dec 13, 2015
Details
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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