A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain.A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain.A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
John Ridgely
- Chief Officer Carver
- (as John Ridgeley)
Aladdin
- Member of Cugat's Orchestra
- (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
- Ship Passenger
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
- Maid
- (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
- Miss Fenmoor
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Ship Passenger
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Gladys Lehman
- Richard Connell
- Karl Kamb(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, the Danish tenor Lauritz Melchior was generally considered the world's preeminent performer of Wagner's big heldentenor (heroic tenor) roles, such as Siegmund, Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walther von Stolzing, Tristan, Tannhauser, and Parsifal. Numerous recordings of him singing these roles are available.
- GoofsIn the opening credits, the funnels of the inbound luxury liner Mayflower sport the white, green and red of the Italian Line. Once docked, the camera pan across the Mayflower's superstructure shows the forward funnel painted completely in red. On departure, the ship's livery is back to that of the Italian Line, and the Mayflower's bow bears the real-life name of a crack pre-war Italian liner, the Conte di Savoia.
- Quotes
Pierre: Don't look so unhappy, little girl. Things could be worse.
Polly Bradford: [Peeling potatoes in the ship's galley] How?
Pierre: Those might be onions.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Private Screenings: Jane Powell (1996)
- SoundtracksSpring Came Back to Vienna
(uncredited)
Written by Janice Torre, Fred Spielman and Fritz Rotter
Sung by Jane Powell and Chorus
Featured review
Delightful, entertaining fun. What's wrong with that?
"Luxery Liner" was a showcase for young Jane Powell who had scored a box-office smash in her MGM debut film "Holiday in Mexico." It was pure Technicolor musical entertainment geared for the mass audience in the 1940's. "Pap" is a crude word and a choice for those trying to dismiss something they don't understand or want to enjoy. "Luxery Liner" wasn't meant to be Gone With the Wind, just the kind of entertainment audiences enjoyed. Jane Powell is charming and (at that young age) a very gifted singer. (Anyone remember another box-office bundle-of-talent named Deanna Durbin who Louis B. Mayer let slip through his fingers?). Like Miss Durbin, Jane Powell could handle a variety of selections (ballads, operettas, rhythm tunes). In "Luxery Liner" her rendition of "The Peanut Vendor", accompanied by Xavier Cugat's orchestra, is something to hear as she literally "glows with talent." Lauriz Melichor (who she refers to has "my Sinatra"), was discovered by movie audiences in "Thrill of a Romance" (more pap?) couldn't resist her either. At the film's conclusion he pick's her up, like a delicate flower, and glows as they sing and waltz till the end title appears. Some may consider "Luxery Liner" "pap" but, enjoyed for what it is, it's lovely pap. For the record both "Thrill of a Romance" and "Holiday in Mexico" are on Variety's list of all-time box-office rentals. All they did was make a pile of money for MGM and big stars of Esther Williams, Van Johnson and Jane Powell.
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- Budget
- $2,178,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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