| Waikiki Wedding | |
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
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| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
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| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Leo Shuken (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[1] |
Waikiki Wedding is a 1937 American musical film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, and Shirley Ross.[2] Crosby plays the part of Tony Marvin, a PR man charged with extolling the virtues of the Territory of Hawaii. The female lead, played by Shirley Ross is a local beauty queen who makes unhelpful comments about the islands. Bob Burns, along with Martha Raye, are the "comic relief". Amongst the supporting cast was a young Anthony Quinn. It was made by Paramount Pictures as a rival to the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films then being made by RKO Pictures.
The film is best remembered for the song "Sweet Leilani" with words and music by Harry Owens, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1937. Other songs included "Blue Hawaii", "In a Little Hula Heaven", "Nani Ona Pua", "Okolehao", and "Sweet Is the Word for You".