Honolulu Lu

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Honolulu Lu
Honolulu Lu poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Charles Barton
Written byEliot Gibbons
Screenplay byPaul Yawitz
Eliot Gibbons
Ned Dandy
Produced by Wallace MacDonald
Starring Lupe Vélez
Bruce Bennett
Leo Carrillo
Marjorie Gateson
Don Beddoe
Forrest Tucker
Cinematography Franz Planer
Edited by James Sweeney
Music by Saul Chaplin
Sammy Cahn
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 11, 1941 (1941-12-11)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Honolulu Lu is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Gateson, Don Beddoe and Forrest Tucker. [1] The film was released December 11, 1941, by Columbia Pictures. [2] [3]

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Synopsis

In Hawaii, Consuelo Cordoba (Lupe Vélez) is a risque nightclub act and due to her involvement with a group of sailors becomes a beauty queen.

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References

  1. Fetrow p.214
  2. Jeaniff Dorset. "Honolulu Lu (1941) - Charles Barton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  3. "Honolulu Lu (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.

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