Hawaii Calls is a 1938 American musical drama film directed by Edward F. Cline, produced by Sol Lesser Productions and Bobby Breen Productions, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

Hawaii Calls
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Directed byEdward F. Cline
Written byDon Blanding (novel)
Wanda Tuchock (writer)
Produced bySol Lesser
StarringSee below
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Edited byArthur Hilton
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • March 11, 1938 (1938-03-11)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Just for the adventure of it, orphan boy Billy Coulter stows away on a Hawaii-bound cruise ship. Even after he is discovered, his talent for making new friends allows him safe passage.

Coulter makes two special friends on the voyage, Captain O'Hare and ship's musician, Strings, who claims to be an expert at "The Bulgarian Banjo".

Coulter ends up preventing a major jewel robbery, and he is adopted by Naval Commander Milburn.

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