Hawaiian Nights is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell. Produced by Universal Pictures, the film was written by Charles Grayson and Lee Loeb. It stars Johnny Downs, Constance Moore, and Mary Carlisle.[1]

Hawaiian Nights
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Albert S. Rogell
Screenplay by	Charles Grayson Lee Loeb
Story by	John Grey
Produced by	Max Golden
Starring	Johnny Downs Constance Moore Mary Carlisle
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez
Edited by	Otto Ludwig
Music by	Frank Loesser Matty Malneck
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	1939
Running time	65 minutes

A sneak preview of Gone with the Wind was shown during a double-bill with this film and Beau Geste.[2]

Plot

Hotel mogul's son Ted Hartley simply wants to start his own band, but his father sends him to Hawaii to help run one of his properties there. Ted takes his musicians along and is offered free room and board by Lonnie Lane, the daughter of a rival hotel chain's owner, to perform at her family's inn.

Ted's dad flies over, intending to buy out his rival. He finds out what's going on and intends to put a stop to it, but watching Ted's band perform makes him appreciate that his son actually has found his true calling.

Cast

• Constance Moore as Lonnie Lane
• Johnny Downs as Ted Hartley
• Mary Carlisle as Millie
• Eddie Quillan as Ray Peters
• Etienne Girardot as Alonzo Dilman
• Samuel S. Hinds as Lane
• Thurston Hall as T. C. Hartley
• Robert Emmett Keane as Fothering
• Willie Fung as Murphy
• Princess Luana as Luana
• Prince Leilani as Leileni
• Matty Malneck as Orchestra Leader
• Sol Hoopii Jr. as Hawaiian Band Leader
• Matty Malneck's Orchestra
• Sol Hoopii Hawaiian Band

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hawaiian Nights.

• Hawaiian Nights at IMDb
• Hawaiian Nights at the TCM Movie Database
• Synopsis at AllMovie

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