Week-End In Havana (1941)

When a luxury cruise ship bound for Havana runs aground off the coast of Florida, the vice president (John Payne) of the cruise line flies down to get signed waivers from the ship's passengers. When one passenger (Alice Faye) refuses to sign the waiver, he offers to have her flown to Havana at the company's expense. She agrees but will sign the waiver after her Havana vacation. This piece of musical fluff is a yummy candy colored treat visually but the songs are forgettable and there's not a decent production number until the film's finale. The actors dutifully go through their paces bringing what they can to the party. In the case of Alice Faye, not much (I'll be upfront, I'm not a fan) but Payne is charming, Carmen Miranda does her fractured English bit and chica-chica-boom songs while Cesar Romero plays the gigolo. It's harmless fun and you know what you're getting into as clear as the label on the can. Directed by Walter Lang. With Leonid Kinskey, Cobina Wright and Sheldon Leonard.