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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 58/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Julius J. EpsteinScreenplay
- Philip G. EpsteinScreenplay
- Busby BerkeleyDirector
- Jule StyneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack CarsonPeter Virgil
- Janis PaigeMrs. Elvira Kent
- Don DeForeMr. Michael Kent
- Doris DayMiss Georgia Garrett
- Oscar LevantOscar Farrar
- S.Z. SakallUncle Lazlo Lazlo
- Fortunio BonanovaPlinio
- Eric BloreShip's Doctor
- Franklin PangbornRio Hotel Clerk
- Leslie BrooksMiss Medwick
- William BakewellDudley (Travel Agent)
- John BerkesThe Drunk
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Themes
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