Moon Over Burma (1940)

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Dorothy Lamour

Arla Dean

Robert Preston

Chuck Lane

Preston Foster

Bill Gordon

Doris Nolan

Cynthia Harmon

Albert Bassermann

Basil Renner

Frederick Worlock

Stephen Harmon

Addison Richards

Art Bryan

Harry Allen

Sunshine

Frank Lackteen

Khran

Stanley Price

Khuda

Hans Schumm

Baumgarten

Paul Porcasi

Storekeeper

Henry Roquemore

Jovial plantation owner

Catherine Wallace

Plantation owner's wife

Ella Neal

Girl on Rangoon St.

Ralph Soncuya

Native Waiter

Maro Cortez

Mahout - Native
(uncredited)

Rondo Hatton

Sailor
(uncredited)

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Did you know

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Trivia
While filming the snake shot, a real trained cobra was used. Miss Lamour explained how terrified she was, especially when they had to repeat the scene because in the first take the snake began to change its skin. She had a bad time too when riding elephants and recalls only female elephants were used due to males' toughness (a similar thing happened in most of her jungle movies with monkeys, and they ended using females only).

Connections
Referenced in Arena: The Orson Welles Story: Part 1 (1982)

Soundtracks
MOON OVER BURMA
Music by Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander)
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Performed by Dorothy Lamour

Since They're In Burma, The Title Makes Sense

Robert Preston and Preston Foster run a teak plantation guess where. On a trip to the city to raise a loan, they meet saloon singer Dorothy Lamour, and take her back to camp for Preston to romance. However Foster, who is engaged to Doris Nolan, realizes he wants his hat in the ring.

In other words, it's one of those movies about two brawling partners who compete over a woman. Here the movie's emphasis is on Miss Lamour, who is from Brooklyn, and ready to pitch in whenever there's an opportunity or cobra, despite the big strong mans warning her off. You don't mess with women from Brooklyn.

It's a programmer at best, with Miss Lamour singing the title song (lyrics by Frank Loesser), and blind Albert Basserman beating the villain with a whip. Louis King directs efficiently as always, and Stuart Gilmore's editing keeps things chugging along.