A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
Cinematography
Berkeley's 'The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat' — cinema's most unhinged 8 minutes.
Costume
Miranda's fruit tower hats that defy gravity and explanation.
Direction
Berkeley turns human bodies into abstract wallpaper. It's terrifying. It's art.
Director
Busby Berkeley
Alice Faye
Edie Allen
Carmen Miranda
Dorita
Phil Baker
Phil Baker
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Eugene Pallette
Andrew Mason Sr.
Charlotte Greenwood
Mrs. Peyton Potter
Edward Everett Horton
Peyton Potter
James Ellison
Andy Mason
Sheila Ryan
Vivian Potter
Dave Willock
Sgt. Pat Casey
Jeanne Crain
Chorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carmen Miranda was already Broadway's biggest star when Fox imported her; this was her first Technicolor film and they literally built a set around her hat.
The film's 'Polka Dot Polka' finale uses 100+ women to form abstract patterns—Berkeley's last great pre-war spectacle before studios cut budgets.
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