It's a Date

It's a Date (1940)

Come along for a lulu of a time in Honolulu...as Deanna gets double heart trouble under the spell of a Hawaiian Moon!

An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more seasoned performer, expects the same part. The situation is further complicated when they both become involved with the same man.

Date of release
1940-03-22
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
William A. Seiter

Casting

Interesting facts

It's a Date is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actress who is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more experienced actress, was hoping to get the same part. Their lives are complicated further when they both get involved with the same man. Distributed by Universal Pictures, It's a Date was remade in 1950 as Nancy Goes to Rio.

Production

Joseph Anthony and Jane Hall did an early draft. Universal signed Norman Krasna to write the script in September 1939. Durbin was meant to tour Europe and give a Royal Command performance in September but this was cancelled due to the war and she started production on this film instead.

The film was shot in 54 days. Director William Seiter was borrowed from Fox.

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