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Romance on the High Seas 1948 Film | Doris Day's First Film



What's your review of the 1948 film Romance on the High Seas? Doris Day's first film is directed by Michael Curtiz and Busby Berkeley, and stars Doris Day, Jack Carson, Janis Paige, and Don DeFore. #RomanceontheHighSeas #DorisDay #JackCarson Do you want to watch Romance on the High Seas? Did you enjoy the full movie or just parts of it? Scroll down for more information!


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Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Zaubernächte in Rio, Amore sotto coperta, It's Magic


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Romance on the High Seas plot from IMDb: "Romantic misunderstandings abound when spouses suspect each other of being unfaithful, and a nightclub singer takes a cruise under a false identity."


Romance on the High Seas trailer on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040745/


Directed by Michael Curtiz

Produced by Alex Gottlieb

Screenplay by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein; additional dialogue by I. A. L. Diamond

Based on a story by S. Pondal Rios and Carlos A. Olivari

Music by Jule Styne

Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Musical numbers orchestrated and conducted by Ray Heindorf

Cinematography: Elwood Bredell, A.S.C.

Edited by Rudi Fehr

Production company: Michael Curtiz Productions

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: June 25, 1948

Running time: 99 minutes

Budget: $2 million or $2,532,000

Box office: $2.1 million (US rentals) or $3,225,000


Cast and Characters:

Jack Carson as Peter Virgil

Janis Paige as Elvira Kent

Don DeFore as Michael Kent

Doris Day as Georgia Garrett

Oscar Levant as Oscar Farrar

S. Z. Sakall as Uncle Lazlo

Fortunio Bonanova as Plinio

Eric Blore as Ship's Doctor

Franklin Pangborn as Rio Hotel Clerk

Leslie Brooks as Miss Medwick

William Bakewell as Travel Agent

John Berkes as The Drunk (as Johnny Berkes)

Specialty Players

The Samba Kings

Avon Long

The Page Cavanaugh Trio

Sir Lancelot


Unbilled (in order of appearance)

John Alvin as Travel agent

Wheaton Chambers as Photographer

Douglas Kennedy as Car salesman

Tris Coffin as Headwaiter on the ship

Sandra Gould as Phone operator

Grady Sutton as Radio operator

Barbara Bates as Stewardess

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