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Moon Over Miami
“POOR GIRL'S PARADISE! Two sisters storm the Miami Millionaire Colony!”
6.5 / 10• 1941• 1h 31m•NR• English
MusicComedyRomance
Storyline
After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich husbands. With the aid of their aunt Susan, the sisters take the last of their money and head to a well-known Miami resort where they soon meet two wealthy young men, Phil and Jeff, who begin a fierce rivalry for Kay, not realizing that Barbara has fallen in love with one of them.
Cast & Crew
Don Ameche
Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil
Lead
Betty Grable
Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Robert Cummings
Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
Jack Haley
Jack O'Hara
Carole Landis
Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears
Charlotte Greenwood
Aunt Susan 'Sue' Latimer
Cobina Wright
Connie Fentress
Lynne Roberts
Jennie May
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Moon Over Miami is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
