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Honolulu poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 52.8 / 100
1939·Comedy / Musical / Romance·1h 23m

HONOLULU

“Hundreds of lovely hula girls . . . scores of lilting songs . . . spectacle to make you marvel !”

Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.

Above the Line
Edward Buzzell·DirectorFrank Partos·ScreenplayHerbert Fields·ScreenplayRay June·Director of PhotographyDouglas Shearer·Sound Re-Recording MixerConrad A. Nervig·Editor
Cast
Eleanor Powell·Miss Dorothy 'Dot' MarchRobert Young·Brooks Mason / George SmithGeorge Burns·Joe DuffyGracie Allen·Millicent 'Millie' De GrasseRita Johnson·Cecelia GraysonClarence Kolb·Mr. Horace GraysonJo Ann Sayers·NurseAnn Morriss·Gale BrewsterWillie Fung·WongCliff Clark·First Detective
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 3
Edward Buzzell·DirectorWilliam Tummel·Assistant DirectorWalter Strohm·Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Frank Partos·ScreenplayHerbert Fields·ScreenplayGeorge Oppenheimer·WriterHarry Ruskin·WriterGus Kahn·Lyricist
Camera· 1
Ray June·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Conrad A. Nervig·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Douglas Shearer·Sound Re-Recording MixerHarry Warren·Songs
Art & Design· 3
Cedric Gibbons·Art DirectionEdwin B. Willis·Set DecorationAdrian·Costume Designer
Production· 1
Jack Cummings·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Sammy Lee·ChoreographerBobby Connolly·Choreographer
By the Numbers
52.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Honolulu's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tropical, Cheerful
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster depicts a woman in a hula skirt dancing on a beach, with a ukulele to her right. The woman has brown hair and is wearing a white flower in her hair, ”

Key Elements
Hula SkirtUkuleleLeiBeach
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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