History Film / HavingWonderfulTime

Thelma "[[GenderBlenderName Teddy]]" Shaw (Creator/GingerRogers), a young secretary in New York, goes off to "Camp Kare-Free", a rural vacation resort somewhere in the mountains. She is vaguely disenchanted with the resort (a "semi-private cabin" means she has three roommates) and her two weeks off starts with her getting into a nasty little argument with Chick (Creator/DouglasFairbanksJr), a porter/waiter at the resort.

Thelma "[[GenderBlenderName Teddy]]" Shaw (Creator/GingerRogers), a young secretary in New York, goes off to "Camp Kare-Free", a vacation resort somewhere in the mountains. She is vaguely disenchanted with the resort (a "semi-private cabin" means she has three roommates) and her two weeks off starts with her getting into a nasty little argument with Chick (Creator/DouglasFairbanksJr), a porter/waiter at the resort.

* RaceLift/ChangingTheMinority: The original play was about Jewish-Americans from the Bronx vacationing in the Catskills, and was consequently suffused with ethnic humor. At the behest of the Hays Office, RKO had Arthur Kober (who had authored the play, and wrote the screenplay adaptation) turn the characters into gentiles.

* RaceLift/ChangingTheMinority: The original play was about Jewish-Americans from the Bronx vacationing in the Catskills, and was consequently suffused with ethnic humor. At the behest of the Hays Office, RKO had Arthur Kober (who had authored the play, and wrote the screenplay adaptation) turn the characters into gentiles.

Creator/LucilleBall plays one of the comic supporting roles that were her specialty at this stage in her career, namely Miriam, another guest at the resort who's unapologetically hunting for a man. Creator/RedSkelton, in his screen debut, appears as "Itchy", the camp's social director. And a pre-stardom, 15-year-old Creator/AnnMiller has a bit part as a camp guest.

* FallenOnHardTimesJob: There's no explanation how it happened, other than maybe just the Great Depression, but Chick, who has a degree in law, works at a tourist camp. His duties don't just include waiting on tables and toting luggage; the young men who work at the camp are expected to dance with the unattached ladies at evening dances. One of Chick's friends actually uses the word "gigolo".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Buzzy in makes a proposal of sex with Teddy that is surprisingly frank; [[https://productioncode.dhwritings.com/multipleframes_productioncode.php the Hays Code permitted "scenes of passion" only when essential to the plot.]]

* RaceLift/ChangingTheMinority: The original play was about Jewish-American characters vacationing in the Catskills. Under pressure from the Hays Office, RKO had Arthur Kober change this for his screenplay adaptation.

* RaceLift/ChangingTheMinority: The original play was about Jewish-American characters vacationing in the Catskills. Under pressure from the Hays Office, RKO had Arthur Kober turn them into Gentiles for his screenplay adaptation.

* RaceLift/ChangingTheMinority: The original play was about Jewish-American characters vacationing in the Catskills. Under pressure from the Hays Office, RKO had Arthur Kober make them into Gentiles for his screenplay adaptation.

* RaceLift: The original play was about Jewish-American characters vacationing in the Catskills. Under pressure from the Hays Office, RKO had Arthur Kober make them into Gentiles in his screenplay adaptation.

* UnableToSupportAWife: Chick makes a tentative proposal to Teddy, then immediately withdraws it because he has no job prospects and can't support her. Teddy is hurt, which produces the third-act complication in the relationship.

* ComicallyCrossEyed: One of Red Skelton's desperately unfunny comedy routines (he's "Itchy", the camp social director) has him joking about how cross-eyed people who dunk their doughnuts dunk them in another person's coffee.

Chick, as it turns out, has a law degree but for some reason has had to settle for a job as a waiter at a tourist resort. His dissatisfaction with his lot in life results in sniping with Teddy--but naturally, romantic sparks fly.

''Having Wonderful Time'' is a 1938 RomanticComedy film directed by Alfred Santell, based on the stage play of the same name by Arthur Kober.

Creator/LucilleBall plays one of the comic supporting roles that were her specialty at this stage in her career, namely Miriam, another guest at the resort who is unapologetically hunting for a man. A pre-stardom, 15-year-old Creator/AnnMiller has a bit part as a camp guest.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Buzzy makes a proposal of sex with Teddy that is surprisingly frank for 1938 and UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode.
-->'''Buzzy''': When I like a girl, and a girl likes me, I think it's only fair to suggest we get together, if you know what I mean.

''Having Wonderful Time'' is a 1938 romantic comedy directed by Alfred Santell.

Thelma "[[GenderBlenderName Teddy]]" Shaw, a young secretary in New York (Creator/GingerRogers), goes off to "Camp Kare-Free", a vacation resort somewhere in the mountains. She is vaguely disenchanted with the resort (a "semi-private cabin" means she has three roommates) and her two weeks off starts with her getting into a nasty little argument with Chick (Creator/DouglasFairbanksJr), a porter/waiter at the resort.

Creator/LucilleBall plays one of the comic supporting roles that were her specialty at this stage in her career, namely Miriam, another guest at the resort who is unapologetically hunting for a man.