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We're Not Dressing (1934)

We're Not Dressing poster
Directed by
Benjamin Glazer, Norman Taurog
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy yacht owner gets stranded on an island with her snooty friends, a goofy scientist couple, and a cheerful sailor. The sailor ends up taking charge and teaching everyone a lesson about self reliance.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalupbeatcomediceasily-watchedsing-alongscrewball

What happens

We're Not Dressing is a 1934 pre-Code screwball musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Ethel Merman. Based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play The Admirable Crichton, the film is about a beautiful yacht owner (Lombard) who becomes stranded on an island with her socialite friends, a wacky husband-and-wife research team (Burns and Allen) and a singing sailor (Crosby). The supporting cast features Leon Errol and Ray Milland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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