Jeff Harper sails to the tropical paradise Ahmi-Oni with his sidekick Rusty. He is there on behalf of his father, to bargain for land with Dennis O'Brien. Jeff, however, falls in love with O'Brien's daughter Eileen, and it is then up to Jeff's father to go to the island and try to break them up. This proves to be a task easier said than done, because Jeff's father also falls under the spell of the beautiful splendor of the islands.
Uncredited actors include Filipino Hollywood actor Rudy Robles as "Akomi", the native boy.
Backgroundedit
Betty Grable had recently scored major hits with her leading roles for Fox. Films such as Down Argentine Way and Tin Pan Alley both in 1940 as well as Moon Over Miami, A Yank in the RAF and I Wake Up Screaming all in 1941. After the success of Song of the Islands, Fox realized they had a gold mine on their hands and kept lavishing Grable with Technicolor musicals and an increasing salary.
Her co star was meant to be John Payne but he dropped out so he could make To the Shores of Tripoli and was replaced by Victor Mature. Mature had to drop out of Highway to Hell and was replaced by Cesar Romero. Filming began on 20 October 1941.[2]
In the 1979 film Yanks, set during World War II, there is a larger poster of the film on the wall.
Referencesedit
^"101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
^Schallert, Edwin (Oct 16, 1941). "Subjects Once Banned May Become Pictures: 'Gesture' Generates Idea Stewart to Adapt Shaw Mature Going Tropical Berlin Pens Film Tunes Dorsey Singers to Sign". Los Angeles Times. p. 16.
song, islands, 1942, musical, comedy, film, starring, betty, grable, victor, mature, directed, walter, lang, released, through, 20th, century, theatrical, release, posterdirected, bywalter, langwritten, byjoseph, schrankrobert, piroshrobert, ellishelen, loganp. Song of the Islands is a 1942 musical comedy film starring Betty Grable and Victor Mature It was directed by Walter Lang and released through 20th Century Fox Song of the IslandsTheatrical release posterDirected byWalter LangWritten byJoseph SchrankRobert PiroshRobert EllisHelen LoganProduced byDarryl F ZanuckWilliam LeBaronStarringBetty GrableVictor MatureCinematographyErnest PalmerEdited byRobert L SimpsonMusic byAlfred NewmanDistributed by20th Century FoxRelease date13 March 1942 1942 03 13 Running time76 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 1 4 million US rentals 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 References 5 External linksPlot editJeff Harper sails to the tropical paradise Ahmi Oni with his sidekick Rusty He is there on behalf of his father to bargain for land with Dennis O Brien Jeff however falls in love with O Brien s daughter Eileen and it is then up to Jeff s father to go to the island and try to break them up This proves to be a task easier said than done because Jeff s father also falls under the spell of the beautiful splendor of the islands Cast editBetty Grable as Eileen O Brien Victor Mature as Jeff Harper Jack Oakie as Rusty Smith Thomas Mitchell as Dennis O Brien George Barbier as Jefferson Harper Sr Hilo Hattie as Palola Billy Gilbert as Palola s father Lillian Porter as Paulani Uncredited actors include Filipino Hollywood actor Rudy Robles as Akomi the native boy Background editBetty Grable had recently scored major hits with her leading roles for Fox Films such as Down Argentine Way and Tin Pan Alley both in 1940 as well as Moon Over Miami A Yank in the RAF and I Wake Up Screaming all in 1941 After the success of Song of the Islands Fox realized they had a gold mine on their hands and kept lavishing Grable with Technicolor musicals and an increasing salary Her co star was meant to be John Payne but he dropped out so he could make To the Shores of Tripoli and was replaced by Victor Mature Mature had to drop out of Highway to Hell and was replaced by Cesar Romero Filming began on 20 October 1941 2 In the 1979 film Yanks set during World War II there is a larger poster of the film on the wall References edit 101 Pix Gross in Millions Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58 Schallert Edwin Oct 16 1941 Subjects Once Banned May Become Pictures Gesture Generates Idea Stewart to Adapt Shaw Mature Going Tropical Berlin Pens Film Tunes Dorsey Singers to Sign Los Angeles Times p 16 External links editSong of the Islands at IMDb nbsp Song of the Islands at the TCM Movie Database nbsp This article about a musical comedy film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Song of the Islands amp oldid 1222796860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
