Luxury Liner (1948 film)
| Luxury Liner | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Whorf |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Screenplay by |
Gladys Lehman Richard Connell Karl Kamb |
| Starring |
George Brent Jane Powell Lauritz Melchior |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97-99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,178,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $4,128,000[1] |
Luxury Liner is a 1948 romantic musical comedy film made by MGM in Technicolor. It was directed by Richard Whorf, and written by Richard Connell, Karl Kamb and Gladys Lehman. It was originally titled Maiden Voyage.[3]
An earlier film with the same title Luxury Liner (1933), starred George Brent and Zita Johann, and was directed by Lothar Mendes.
Plot summary
A captain of cruise ships, Jeremy Bradford use a brief leave to visit Polly, his teenaged daughter. He takes her to see the opera Aida, where she is entranced by the singing talents of Olaf Eriksen and Zita Romanka.
On learning that Olaf and Zita will be passengers on her dad's voyage to Rio de Janeiro, she begs to come along, but Capt. Bradford says no. He is furious when he finds out that Polly is on board as a stowaway, and puts her to work in the ship's kitchen.
Also on board is a jilted bride, Laura Dene, and her fiance Charles, who is still thinking things over. Polly strikes up a friendship with Laura, who isn't aware at first that the girl is the captain's daughter. Polly is forgiven by Capt. Bradford, who permits her to sing a duet with Olaf aboard ship. Polly is equally pleased when her dad develops a romantic interest in Laura, which turns out to be mutual.
Cast
- George Brent as Captain Jeremy Bradford
- Jane Powell as Polly Bradford
- Lauritz Melchior as Olaf Eriksen
- Frances Gifford as Laura Dene
- Marina Koshetz as Zita Romanka
- Xavier Cugat as Himself
- Thomas E. Breen as Denis Mulvy
- Richard Derr as Charles G.K. Worton
- John Ridgely as Chief Officer Carver
- Connie Gilchrist as Bertha
- The Pied Pipers as Themselves
- Jane Isbell as Girl (uncredited)
Reception
The film was a hit and earned $2,297,000 in the US and Canada, and $1,831,000 overseas, resulting in a profit of $428,000.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ Another source puts the cost at $2 million Variety February 1948
- ↑ Hopper, Hedda (Mar 26, 1947). "Looking at Hollywood". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
External links
- Luxury Liner at the Internet Movie Database
- Luxury Liner at AllMovie
- Luxury Liner at the TCM Movie Database
- Luxury Liner at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Luxury Liner at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database