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Here Come the Waves | 
 enlarge | Director: Mark Sandrich
Actors: Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts, Ann Doran, Gwen Crawford
Category: Video
Buy Used: CDN$ 23.99
Used (1) Collectible (2) from CDN$ 23.99
Rating:  2 reviews
Format: Import, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303117767
UPC: 096898188333
EAN: 9786303117768
ASIN: 6303117767
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1944
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: From private collection. Viewed once. Cover and tape in mint condition.
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Great glimpse at wartime life... and Betty Hutton too!! November 21, 2002
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America)
Split screens and rear projections let singer/comedienne Betty Hutton star -- twice -- in this rousing patriotic film about a pair of twin sisters who join the Navy as WAVEs and in the process find true love. One sister, Suzie, holds a torch for world-weary pop singer Johnny Cabot (played by Bing Crosby), while her older sister Rosemary, subjected to Suzie's endless moonstruck swooning, finds both the crooner and his fame repellant. Hutton switch-hits as a ditzy blonde and a responsible redhead, appearing onscreen with herself throughout the film, while Crosby just turns on his natural charm. Actually, he's one of the few actors who was ever able to upstage Hutton -- Crosby's simply more magnetic than she is, and at times their charismas seem to cancel each other out. (Hutton doesn't really come alive onscreen until the end of the film, when she get's to cut loose on the cute "Man In Poughkeepsie" skit, which shows us what gals would be like if they acted like men Hutton whips out her "little red book," phones a few fellows up, and lets loose with some great song and dance.) Co-starring with Crosby is ex-athlete Sonny Tufts, who while he occasionally muffs his lines, is a pretty solid, amiable presence. The plot creaks a little, but the film provides a great glimpse into WWII popular culture, particularly a concert scene showing the bobbysoxer phenomenon, along with the general ambiance of a nation optimistically at war. On the downside, the blackface routine for "Ac-cent-u-ate The Positive" is disturbing, although the closing number, with several platoons of singing, marching Waves, is brilliantly staged and worthy of comparison to Busby Berkeley's best choreography. A nice wartime film, and one of Hutton's bigger roles.
Crosby makes WAVES December 1, 1999
Melissa M. Pazeian (Loma Linda, CA)
As a future naval service member, I enjoy watching movies about the Navy. I loved this movie and enjoyed seeing a side of the service not normally shown, the WAVES. This movie was funny, touching, and loveable. Bing Crosby is great in this film, and, as always, sings his way into your hearts. This film became an instant classic in my home and I'm sure it will become one in everyone's as well.
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