{"id":49480,"date":"2020-07-21T12:03:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T19:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49480"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:21:18","slug":"romance-on-the-high-seas-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49480","title":{"rendered":"Romance on the High Seas (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Just remember that while it&#8217;s your lips that are being kissed, it&#8217;s my reputation that will be suffering.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Poster.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA suspicious wife (Janis Paige) hires a singer (Doris Day) to impersonate her on a cruise to South America so she can stay behind in New York and spy on her equally suspicious husband (Don DeFore), who meanwhile has hired a private eye (Jack Carson) to spy on &#8220;his wife&#8221; (Day). When Carson falls for Day and Day&#8217;s smitten accompanist (Oscar Levant) comes on board the ship to pursue her anew, the situation gets even more complicated.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Busby Berkeley Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Doris Day Films<\/li>\n<li>Jack Carson Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Michael Curtiz Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Levant Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Singers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nI was pleasantly surprised to check out this debut film for Doris Day &#8212; directed by Michael Curtiz and Busby Berkeley &#8212; in which Day shows ample evidence of the charm and musical talent she would bring to so many of her later films. The storyline is a fluffy rom-com mistaken identity bedroom farce, but it&#8217;s cleverly scripted (by Julius and Philip Epstein), well-acted (it&#8217;s always nice to see Carson in a lead role), and features fine Technicolor cinematography and enjoyable costume changes at nearly every scene shift. Of particular note is Janis Paige &#8212; so memorable in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30860\"><em>Silk Stockings<\/em> (1957)<\/a> &#8212; whose severe outfits here match her severe attitude; this isn&#8217;t a wife to mess with! <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doris Day as Georgia Garrett<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-Day.png 1607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson-1024x645.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson-1536x967.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Carson.png 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige-1536x953.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Paige.png 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several enjoyable musical numbers<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical-1024x670.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical-1536x1005.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Musical.png 1551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fun costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2-1024x655.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2-1536x982.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Costumes2.png 1597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beautiful Technicolor cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography-1024x655.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Romance-on-the-High-Seas-Cinematography.png 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Day&#8217;s notable debut performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040745\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/romance-on-the-high-seas\/review\/116268\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/399\/romance-on-the-high-seas#articles-reviews?articleId=18535\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1948\/06\/26\/archives\/warners-introduce-doris-day-in-romance-on-high-seas-new-feature-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Just remember that while it&#8217;s your lips that are being kissed, it&#8217;s my reputation that will be suffering.&#8221; Synopsis: A suspicious wife (Janis Paige) hires a singer (Doris Day) to impersonate her on a cruise to South America so she can stay behind in New York and spy on her equally suspicious husband (Don DeFore), who meanwhile has hired a private eye (Jack Carson) to spy on &#8220;his wife&#8221; (Day). When Carson falls for Day and Day&#8217;s smitten accompanist (Oscar&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49480\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49480"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69038,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49480\/revisions\/69038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}