Blue Hawaii (1961)

Plot: After completing his service in the U.S. Army, Chadwick "Chad" Gates returns home to his tropical paradise in Hawaii, eager to ride the waves and hang out with his beach buddies and girlfriend. However, his wealthy and overbearing mother demands that he take his place in the family's lucrative pineapple business. Defying his parents' aristocratic expectations, Chad strikes out on his own to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's travel agency, leading to a series of colorful, chaotic, and musically charged romantic entanglements under the sun.

Actors: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters, Roland Winters, John Archer, Howard McNear, Steve Brodie, Iris Adrian, Hilo Hattie, Jenny Maxwell, Pamela Austin, Darlene Tompkins, Jose De Vega, Lani Kai

Genre: Musical • Comedy • Romance

Studio / Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment

Producer: Hal B. Wallis • Paul Nathan

Director: Norman Taurog

Behind-the-scenes Crew & Production Side Personnel: Charles Lang Jr. (Cinematographer) • Terry O. Morse (Editor) • Warren Low (Supervising Editor) • Hal Pereira (Art Director) • Walter H. Tyler (Art Director) • Sam Comer (Set Decorator) • Frank R. McKelvy (Set Decorator) • Edith Head (Costume Designer) • Wally Westmore (Makeup Artist) • Nellie Manley (Hair Stylist) • Michael D. Moore (Assistant Director) • Joseph J. Lilley (Music Conductor/Composer) • Charles Grenzbach (Sound Mixer) • Philip Mitchell (Sound Mixer) • Bill Wistrom (Sound Editor) • Farciot Edouart (Special Effects) • John P. Fulton (Special Effects)

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