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1941 film by Charles Barton

Honolulu Lu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Barton
Written by	Eliot Gibbons
Screenplay by	Paul Yawitz Eliot Gibbons Ned Dandy
Produced by	Wallace MacDonald
Starring	Lupe Vélez Bruce Bennett Leo Carrillo Marjorie Gateson Don Beddoe Forrest Tucker
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	James Sweeney
Music by	Saul Chaplin Sammy Cahn
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 11, 1941 (1941-12-11)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Honolulu Lu is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Gateson, Don Beddoe and Forrest Tucker. The film was released December 11, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.

Synopsis

In Hawaii, Consuelo Cordoba (Lupe Vélez) is a risque nightclub act and due to her involvement with a group of sailors becomes a beauty queen.

Cast

Lupe Vélez as Consuelo Cordoba
Bruce Bennett as Skelly
Leo Carrillo as Don Estaban Cordoba
Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Van Derholt
Don Beddoe as Bennie Blanchard
Forrest Tucker as Barney
George McKay as Horseface
Nina Campana as Aloha
Roger Clark as Bill Van Derhoolt
Helen Dickson as Mrs. Smythe
Curtis Railing as Mrs. Frobisher

References

Fetrow p.214
Jeaniff Dorset. "Honolulu Lu (1941) - Charles Barton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
"Honolulu Lu (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

Honolulu Lu at IMDb
Honolulu Lu at AllMovie
Honolulu Lu at the TCM Movie Database
Honolulu Lu at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by Charles Barton
Wagon Wheels (1934) Car 99 (1935) The Last Outpost (1935) Nevada (1935) Timothy's Quest (1936) And Sudden Death (1936) Murder with Pictures (1936) Rose Bowl (1936) The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) Forlorn River (1937) Thunder Trail (1937) Born to the West (1937) Behind Prison Gates (1939) Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) My Son Is Guilty (1939) Five Little Peppers at Home (1940) Island of Doomed Men (1940) Babies for Sale (1940) Out West with the Peppers (1940) Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940) The Phantom Submarine (1940) Nobody's Children (1940) Honolulu Lu (1941) The Richest Man in Town (1941) Sing for Your Supper (1941) Two Latins from Manhattan (1941) Shut My Big Mouth (1942) Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942) Parachute Nurse (1942) Lucky Legs (1942) The Spirit of Stanford (1942) Laugh Your Blues Away (1942) Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942) Reveille with Beverly (1943) What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) Is Everybody Happy? (1943) She Has What It Takes (1943) Beautiful but Broke (1944) Hey, Rookie (1944) Jam Session (1944) Louisiana Hayride (1944) The Beautiful Cheat (1945) Men in Her Diary (1945) The Time of Their Lives (1946) Smooth as Silk (1946) White Tie and Tails (1946) Buck Privates Come Home (1947) The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) The Noose Hangs High (1948) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Mexican Hayride (1948) Africa Screams (1949) Free for All (1949) Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) The Milkman (1950) Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) Dance with Me, Henry (1956) The Shaggy Dog (1959) Toby Tyler (1960) Swingin' Along (1962)

Films directed by Charles Barton

Wagon Wheels (1934)
Car 99 (1935)
The Last Outpost (1935)
Nevada (1935)
Timothy's Quest (1936)
And Sudden Death (1936)
Murder with Pictures (1936)
Rose Bowl (1936)
The Crime Nobody Saw (1937)
Forlorn River (1937)
Thunder Trail (1937)
Born to the West (1937)
Behind Prison Gates (1939)
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939)
My Son Is Guilty (1939)
Five Little Peppers at Home (1940)
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
Babies for Sale (1940)
Out West with the Peppers (1940)
Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940)
The Phantom Submarine (1940)
Nobody's Children (1940)
Honolulu Lu (1941)
The Richest Man in Town (1941)
Sing for Your Supper (1941)
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942)
Parachute Nurse (1942)
Lucky Legs (1942)
The Spirit of Stanford (1942)
Laugh Your Blues Away (1942)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942)
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943)
Is Everybody Happy? (1943)
She Has What It Takes (1943)
Beautiful but Broke (1944)
Hey, Rookie (1944)
Jam Session (1944)
Louisiana Hayride (1944)
The Beautiful Cheat (1945)
Men in Her Diary (1945)
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Smooth as Silk (1946)
White Tie and Tails (1946)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Mexican Hayride (1948)
Africa Screams (1949)
Free for All (1949)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
The Milkman (1950)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
Dance with Me, Henry (1956)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Toby Tyler (1960)
Swingin' Along (1962)

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