Hawaii Calls | |
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Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
Written by | Don Blanding (novel) Wanda Tuchock (writer) |
Produced by | Sol Lesser |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
Edited by | Arthur Hilton |
Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Hawaii Calls is a 1938 American musical drama film directed by Edward F. Cline, produced by Sol Lesser Productions and Bobby Breen Productions, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Just for the adventure of it, orphan boy Billy Coulter stows away on a Hawaii-bound cruise ship. Even after he is discovered, his talent for making new friends allows him safe passage.
Coulter makes two special friends on the voyage, Captain O'Hare and ship's musician, Strings, who claims to be an expert at "The Bulgarian Banjo".
Coulter ends up preventing a major jewel robbery, and he is adopted by Naval Commander Milburn.