Romance on the High Seas
“Romance and Laughter...under a Rio moon!”
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Studio
Michael Curtiz Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Romance on the High Seas performed
Budget
$2.5M
Worldwide Gross
$3.2M
Gross Profit
$693,000
Return
1.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$464K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Peter Virgil
Jack Carson
Peter Virgil
Mrs. Elvira Kent
Janis Paige
Mrs. Elvira Kent
Mr. Michael Kent
Don DeFore
Mr. Michael Kent
Miss Georgia Garrett
Doris Day
Miss Georgia Garrett
Oscar Farrar
Oscar Levant
Oscar Farrar
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo
S.Z. Sakall
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo
Plinio
Fortunio Bonanova
Plinio
Ship's Doctor
Eric Blore
Ship's Doctor
Rio Hotel Clerk
Franklin Pangborn
Rio Hotel Clerk
Miss Medwick
Leslie Brooks
Miss Medwick
Dudley (Travel Agent)
William Bakewell
Dudley (Travel Agent)
The Drunk
John Berkes
The Drunk
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