
Here Come the Waves
Seen it?1944 | 99 min | Music, Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for spy-story fans and anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping. Nobody is quite who they seem. If you loved High Society or How to Marry a Millionaire, start here. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Show business twin sisters Rosemary and Susie, one serious and the other a scatterbrain, join the WAVES and both fall in love with crooner Johnny Cabot.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Sandrich
- Bing CrosbyJohnny Cabot
- Betty HuttonSusan / Rosemary Allison
- Sonny TuftsWindy 'Pinetop' Windhurst
- Ann DoranRuth
- Gwen CrawfordTex
- Noel NeillDorothy
- Catherine CraigLt. Townsend
- Anabel ShawIsabel
- Harry BarrisBandleader (uncredited)
- Mae ClarkeEns. Kirk (uncredited)