Romance on the High Seas
| Romance on the High Seas | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Michael Curtiz Alex Gottlieb |
| Written by |
Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein Carlos A. Olivari (story) Sixto Pondal Ríos (story) I. A. L. Diamond (add. dialog) |
| Starring |
Jack Carson Janis Paige Don DeFore Doris Day |
| Music by |
Ray Heindorf Oscar Levant |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Edited by | Rudi Fehr |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $2.1 million (US rentals) |
Romance on the High Seas, known in the United Kingdom as It's Magic, is a 1948 Technicolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starred Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore and Doris Day in her film debut. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Original Song for "It's Magic" (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn), and Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf).
Elvira Kent (Janis Paige) and her husband Michael (Don DeFore) suspect each other of cheating. For their wedding anniversary, Elvira books an ocean cruise to Rio de Janeiro but her husband claims that unexpected business will prevent him from going. Seeing an opportunity, Elvira pretends to take the trip alone, but in fact sends singer Georgia Garrett (Doris Day), a woman she'd met at the travel agency, in her place and under her name. By secretly staying behind, Elvira hopes to find out if Michael is indeed sneaking around behind her back. Michael, however, is suspicious over Elvira's supposed willingness to go on the trip alone, and so hires private detective Peter Virgil (Jack Carson) to see if she is sneaking around behind his back.
Peter joins the cruise and, as part of his job, becomes acquainted with Georgia. Georgia, following the instructions of the real Elvira, keeps up the ruse by pretending to be Elvira to everyone, including Peter. Georgia and Peter are attracted to each other and gradually fall in love, which causes conflict for both of them.
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