Here Come the Waves (1944)
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This peppy wartime musical stars Bing Crosby as radio crooner Johnny Cabot, the heartthrob of millions. To escape his frenzied fans, Johnny joins the Navy, where is he ordering to aid a WAVE recruiting drive. He is helped(?) in this endeavor by Betty Hutton, amusingly cast in a dual role as twin… More This peppy wartime musical stars Bing Crosby as radio crooner Johnny Cabot, the heartthrob of millions. To escape his frenzied fans, Johnny joins the Navy, where is he ordering to aid a WAVE recruiting drive. He is helped(?) in this endeavor by Betty Hutton, amusingly cast in a dual role as twin sisters Susie and Rosemary, one a shy retiring brunette, the other a bold and brassy blonde (Vera Marshe doubles for Hutton is some scenes). Part of Johnny's recruiting strategy is to stage a musical show, as good an excuse as any for a steady stream of bouncy musical numbers. This is the film in which Bing Crosby and Sonny Tufts, both in blackface, introduce the Johnny Mercer-Harold Arlen standard "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive." Sharp-eyed viewers will spot Yvonne de Carlo, Mona Freeman, Mae Clarke, and Noel "Lois Lane" Neill in small roles. Here Come the Waves was partially remade by Martin & Lewis as Sailor Beware. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Sandrich
- Written By
- Allan Scott, Ken Englund, Zion Myers
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 18, 1944 Wide
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Cast
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Bing Crosby
as Johnny Cabot
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Betty Hutton
as Rosemary Allison, Susie Allison
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Sonny Tufts
as Windy
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Ann Doran
as Ruth
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Gwen Crawford
as Tex
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Noel Neill
as Dorothy
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Catherine Craig
as Lieutenant Townsend
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Marjorie Henshaw
as Isabel
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Harry Barris
as Bandleader
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Mae Clarke
as Ensign Kirk
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Minor Watson
as Superior officer
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Terry Adams
as Second Pretty Girl
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Lillian Bronson
as Cabot Fan
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Charles D. Brown
as Capt. Johnson
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Yvonne De Carlo
as Girl
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Jimmie Dundee
as Chief Petty Officer
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Edward Emerson
as Civiiian
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James Flavin
as Policeman
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William Forrest
as Lieutenant Commander
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Mona Freeman
as 1st Fainting Girl
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Joel Friend
as Dancer
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Greta Granstedt
as Wave Control Tower Operator
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Kit Guard
as Yellow Cab Driver
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William Haade
as Officer
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Alex Havier
as Waiter
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Weldon Heyburn
as 1st Civilian
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Carlotta Jelm
as 2nd Fainting Girl
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Roberta Jonay
as Dancer
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Kay Linaker
as First Pretty Girl
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Babe London
as Girl Window Washer
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Jack Norton
as Waiter at Cabana Club
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Oscar O'Shea
as The Commodore
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Cyril Ring
as Lieutenant Colonel
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Anabel Shaw
as Isabel
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George Turner
as Naval Recruit
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Jean Willes
as Fan of Johnny Cabot
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Guy Zanette
as Specialty Dancer
- Don Kramer
