Zaubernächte in Rio (1948)

Zaubernächte in Rio: Directed by Michael Curtiz, Busby Berkeley. With Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Doris Day. Romantic misunderstandings abound when spouses suspect each other of being unfaithful, and a nightclub singer takes a cruise under a false identity.

“Watching Romance on the High Seas I could have sworn that the Brothers Warner hijacked one of the plots of an RKO Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film. Itu0026#39;s got that kind of silliness in the plot, the usual case of mistaken identities and false suspicions that characterized the Astaire- Rogers films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDon DeFore and Janis Paige are a couple each of who swears the other is cheating. When a mix-up from a travel agency in passport photos where Paigeu0026#39;s is exchanged for Doris Dayu0026#39;s she contacts Day and offers to pay Dayu0026#39;s way on a South American cruise if she just travels in Paigeu0026#39;s name. She wants to catch DeFore cheating.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf course DeFore goes one better. He hires private detective Jack Carson to go on the trip and catch Paige cheating. Of course he latches on to Day.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you are a fan of Astaire-Rogers films you know exactly where this one is going. Romance on the High Seas has all the ingredients of one of their films except the dance numbers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt doesnu0026#39;t lack for a good musical score though. Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn came up with a good one where Day sings several songs, including the Academy Award nominated, Itu0026#39;s Magic. Itu0026#39;s Magic lost that year to Buttons and Bows. Itu0026#39;s Magic happens to be a favorite one of mine of Doris Day hits. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDoris firmly establishes her image in this one. Sheu0026#39;s so radiant and sings so well, I canu0026#39;t believe she was a third choice for this film behind Judy Garland and Betty Hutton.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you hear violins coming from some unknown source it will be the magic when youu0026#39;re watching Romance on the High Seas.”