Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

101 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | June 2, 1961

Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggy" is home from College. When he suggests her to go for it, she's even more in panic - doesn't he care to be with her? So she sets out for Hawaii in the worst mood. On the plane she meets the sociable Abby, who gives her the advice to forget about Jeff - and regrets it shortly after, when Francis follows the advice and steals her boyfriend Eddie, a famous dancer. But then Jeff discovers he's missing Francis...

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

101 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | June 2, 1961

Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggy" is home from College. When he suggests her to go for it, she's even more in panic - doesn't he care to be with her? So she sets out for Hawaii in the worst mood. On the plane she meets the sociable Abby, who gives her the advice to forget about Jeff - and regrets it shortly after, when Francis follows the advice and steals her boyfriend Eddie, a famous dancer. But then Jeff discovers he's missing Francis...
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Directors Paul Wendkos
Writers Ruth Brooks Flippen, Frederick Kohner

Cast

Deborah Walley

as Francine "Gidget" Lawrence

James Darren

as Jeffrey "Moondoggy" Matthews

Michael Callan

as Eddie Horner

Carl Reiner

as Russ Lawrence

Peggy Cass

as Mitzi Stewart

Eddie Foy Jr.

as Monty Stewart

Jeff Donnell

as Dorothy Lawrence

Vicki Trickett

as Abby Stewart

Joby Baker

as Judge Hamilton

Don Edmonds

as Larry Neal

Bart Patton

as Wally Hodges

Jan Conaway

as Barbara Jo Wells

Robin Lory

as Dee Dee Waters

Arnold Merritt

as Clay Anderson

David Nuuhiwa

as Himself

Paul Bradley

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Yankee Chang

as Mr. Matsu (uncredited)

Jerado Decordovier

as Waiter (uncredited)

Mimsy Farmer

as Blond Girl in Lobby (uncredited)

Kam Fong

as Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Johnny Gilbert

as Johnny Spring (uncredited)

Vic Groves

as Maitre d' (uncredited)

Terry Huntingdon

as Stewardess (uncredited)

Guy Lee

as Bellboy (uncredited)

James B. Leong

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Ma Ma Loa

as Dancer (uncredited)

Vivian Marshall

as Lucy (uncredited)

Satini Pualoa

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Owen Song

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)