Neptune's Daughter

"With a Great Cast of Stars! Bathing Beauties! Songs and Spectacle!"

Jun 1 1949 Approved 1h 35m
Comedy, Musical, Romance

Scatterbrained Betty Barrett mistakes masseur Jack Spratt for Jose O'Rourke, the captain of the South American polo team. Spratt goes along with the charade, but the situation becomes more complicated when they fall in love. Meanwhile, Betty's sensible older sister Eve fears Betty's heart will be broken when Jose returns to South America. She arranges to meet with the real O'Rourke and love soon blossoms between them as well.

Plot

Scatterbrained Betty Barrett mistakes masseur Jack Spratt for Jose O'Rourke, the captain of the South American polo team. Spratt goes along with the charade, but the situation becomes more complicated when they fall in love. Meanwhile, Betty's sensible older sister Eve fears Betty's heart will be broken when Jose returns to South America. She arranges to meet with the real O'Rourke and love soon blossoms between them as well.

Written by

Dorothy Kingsley, Ray Singer, Dick Chevillat

Directed by

Edward Buzzell

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
2,005
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA