The Idea of You
2024 · Music · Comedy
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Film / 1939
Honolulu
Directed by
Edward Buzzell
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
The story
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
Cast
Eleanor PowellMiss Dorothy 'Dot' March
Robert YoungBrooks Mason / George Smith
George BurnsJoe Duffy
Gracie AllenMillicent 'Millie' De Grasse
Rita JohnsonCecelia Grayson
Clarence KolbMr. Horace Grayson
Jo Ann SayersNurse
Ann MorrissGale Brewster
Willie FungWong
Cliff ClarkFirst Detective
Edward GarganSecond Detective
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonWashington
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Sig RumanPsychiatrist
Ruth HusseyEve
Kealohu HoltNative Dancing Girl
Edgar DearingJailer
Bess FlowersGrayson's Party Guest (uncredited)
Russell HicksMr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
Jo StaffordMember of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Tom NealAmbulance Intern (uncredited)
Ken DarbyGroucho 1 (uncredited)
Jon DodsonChico (uncredited)
Bud LinnHarpo (uncredited)
Rad RobinsonGroucho 2 (uncredited)
Roy AtwellBearded Man on Ship (uncredited)
Diane CookSecond Passenger (uncredited)
Andy IonaAndy Iona (uncredited)
Betty JaynesSinger (uncredited)
Edward LeSaintMinister (uncredited)
Helen MacKellarMiddle Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Douglas McPhailBing Crosby Impersonator (uncredited)
James MillicanLifeguard on Ship (uncredited)
Alberto MorinClerk (uncredited)
William NewellSecond Interne
Claire OwenFirst Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Bert RoachGrayson's Party Guest (uncredited)
Clarice SherryThird Passenger (uncredited)
Phillip TerryNightclub Bandleader (uncredited)
Martha TibbettsLast Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Laura TreadwellMrs. Brady, Elderly Guest (uncredited)
William WagnerPallbearer (uncredited)
Christina WellesMinor Role (uncredited)
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