Here Come the Waves (1944)

Directed by

Mark Sandrich

Genre

comedy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A crooner and his friend join the Navy and get involved with a pair of twin sisters who are performing in a wartime show. The film follows their romantic mix-ups and musical numbers.

lightheartedupbeatplayfulnostalgicbreezyromanticwhimsical

What happens

Here Come the Waves is a 1944 American romantic comedy musical film directed by Mark Sandrich. It stars Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, in dual roles as "The Allison Twins" and Sonny Tufts and featuring Ann Doran, Gwen Crawford, Noel Neill, Catherine Craig & Anabel Shaw (credited as Marjorie Henshaw). At the 18th Academy Awards, the film managed a single nomination for Best Music (Song) for the song Accentuate the Positive written by the legendary Harold Arlen (Music) and Johnny Mercer (Lyrics), with the award going to the equally legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein for It Might As Well Be Spring from State Fair. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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