This film -- like most of Bing's films from the 1930s -- is eclipsed from the bigger budget Crosby films of the 1940s. Nevertheless, this is a rather pleasant diversion that includes several Hawaiian themed songs that were forever thereafter associated with Crosby.
Here, Crosby plays a publicity agent for a pineapple company whose latest publicity stunt -- a young lady (Shirley Ross) from the continental United States -- is chosen as the "Pineapple Girl" and is given "3 romantic weeks" in Hawaii; which she finds rather rather dissatisfying and she decides to head back stateside, thus ruining the publicity campaign. Crosby to the rescue, but he misidentifies the girl in question, thinking it is Martha Raye. Meanwhile, by pure coincidence, he falls in love with Ross, not knowing she is the actual "Pineapple Girl".
There's a lot of nonsense about a sacred pearl stolen from a local shrine. It's kind of a dead end part of the plot, although it does give us a chance to see a very young Anthony Quinn as a native Hawaiian. There's more nonsense about a pig. Don't ask.
In the end -- of course -- Crosby wins Ross, only then finding out she is the real "Pineapple Girl".
Among the great songs here are "Blue Hawaii" and "Sweet Leilani".
Crosby is...well...Crosby. No great acting here. Just the pleasant personality audiences enjoyed back then. Ross is fairly good here, too. Martha Raye contributes her comic relief. Bob Burns, as Crosby's buddy, also provides comic relief...although I found him more annoying than humorous.
It's a decent film. Better than "Double Or Nothing", which is often on the same DVD disc. Probably more for Crosby fans, although the on location outdoor photography makes the Hollywood scenes believable as Hawaii in the 1930s.
Here, Crosby plays a publicity agent for a pineapple company whose latest publicity stunt -- a young lady (Shirley Ross) from the continental United States -- is chosen as the "Pineapple Girl" and is given "3 romantic weeks" in Hawaii; which she finds rather rather dissatisfying and she decides to head back stateside, thus ruining the publicity campaign. Crosby to the rescue, but he misidentifies the girl in question, thinking it is Martha Raye. Meanwhile, by pure coincidence, he falls in love with Ross, not knowing she is the actual "Pineapple Girl".
There's a lot of nonsense about a sacred pearl stolen from a local shrine. It's kind of a dead end part of the plot, although it does give us a chance to see a very young Anthony Quinn as a native Hawaiian. There's more nonsense about a pig. Don't ask.
In the end -- of course -- Crosby wins Ross, only then finding out she is the real "Pineapple Girl".
Among the great songs here are "Blue Hawaii" and "Sweet Leilani".
Crosby is...well...Crosby. No great acting here. Just the pleasant personality audiences enjoyed back then. Ross is fairly good here, too. Martha Raye contributes her comic relief. Bob Burns, as Crosby's buddy, also provides comic relief...although I found him more annoying than humorous.
It's a decent film. Better than "Double Or Nothing", which is often on the same DVD disc. Probably more for Crosby fans, although the on location outdoor photography makes the Hollywood scenes believable as Hawaii in the 1930s.