Hawaii Calls (1938)
1938 · Feature film · 62 min · dir. Edward F. Cline
An island paradise rings with song!
- Drama
- musical film
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Studio
- Bobby Breen Productions Inc., Sol Lesser Productions
- Released
- 1938-03-12
- Running time
- 62 minutes
Cast & crew
Edward F. Cline Director
Bobby Breen
Ned Sparks
Irvin S. Cobb
Gloria Holden
Warren Hull
Mamo Clark- Raymond Paige
Aggie Auld
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Fly in the ointment, but great despite that · Dark Moon · 2011-07-30
The film also included some attempt to add dramatic tension with some "spy vs. spy" stuff which, IMO, was poorly done and not really plausible, not to mention being outside of and not really connected with the main story. Thankfully, that portion of the film was very brief. The story seemed to say to me that tropical islands (and other sylvan paradises) are not for Americans of European extraction, and especially not for orphaned children of such Americans. Pua's family on Maui are portrayed as a people who live simply for the joy of being alive, and who adopt Billy (Bobby Breen) for…
★★★★★ · Such a Jewel · malary · 2009-01-28
This is one of the best black and white movies/musicals I've seen. The two little boys are absolutely precious and the closest of friends; the scene where they hug after Billy sings the lovely 'Espeana' (by Chabrier) is so sweet! Little Billy has such an angelic voice; I especially enjoyed hearing him sing 'Espeana' and 'Hawaii Calls'. I'm sure he brought people much joy back then with his singing. Fans of Looney Tunes, like me, will notice that a few of the people that Merry Melodies used to parody in their several cartoons are in this film (i.e. the captain and Strings). Minus only a few…
★★★★ · "Hawaii Calls" entertaining · ERD · 2005-09-08
10 year old Bobby Breen does an excellent job acting and singing in this film. The script is somewhat dated, but along with Bobby there is an excellent supporting cast, good direction, and a decent budget given to this production to make "Hawaii Calls" still entertaining.
★★★★ · Innocence In the Islands · Noah 8-? · 2008-05-23
Two pre-teen boys off on an adventure. Big enough to do stuff but yuoung enough to envoke universal forgiveness. An orphan with the voice of an angel and the other with local savy. This pair is at the stage in their lives where they can be the the closest of soulmates unencumbered by glands. They have stopped imagining what their toys would say and have yet to start mooning over what the girls might. Folks who appreciated young Jackie Cooper or Mickey Rooney's characters will like this. 8-?
