Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas
Theatrical release poster.
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Screenplay byJulius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
I. A. L. Diamond (additional dialogue)
Story byS. Pondal Rios
Carlos A. Olivari
Produced byAlex Gottlieb
StarringJack Carson
Janis Paige
Don DeFore
Doris Day
CinematographyElwood Bredell
Edited byRudi Fehr
Music byJule Styne
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Musical numbers orchestrated and conducted by Ray Heindorf
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • June 26, 1948 (1948-06-26) (New York City)
  • July 3, 1948 (1948-07-03) (U.S.)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million or $2,532,000
Box office$2.1 million (US rentals) or $3,225,000

Romance on the High Seas (released in the United Kingdom as It's Magic) is a 1948 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starred Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore and Doris Day in her film debut. Busby Berkeley was the choreographer. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Original Song for "It's Magic" (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn), and Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf).