Rainbow Island (1944)

Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the natives, a hostile tribe that wants to kill... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Murphy

Writers:

Walter DeLeon, Seena Owen (story),

Stars:

Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken, Gil Lamb

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dorothy Lamour	...	Lona
Eddie Bracken	...	Toby Smith
Gil Lamb	...	Pete Jenkins
Barry Sullivan	...	Ken Masters
Forrest Orr	...	Dr. Curtis
Anne Revere	...	Queen Okalana
Reed Hadley	...	High Priest Kahuna
Marc Lawrence	...	Alcoa
Adia Kuznetzoff	...	Executioner
Olga San Juan	...	Miki
Elena Verdugo	...	Moana

Storyline

Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the natives, a hostile tribe that wants to kill the sailors for trespassing on their sacred ground.

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Plot Keywords:

daughter | island | sailor | natives | castaway

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Taglines:

CASTAWAYS ON A TROPICAL ISLE WITH Lamour! (original print ad - mostly caps)

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Genres:

Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Favorita dos Deuses

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Soundtracks

"BELOVED"
Written by Ted Koehler, Burton Lane
Performed by Dorothy Lamour

User Reviews

My favorite movie as a kid.

I was six years old when I first saw this movie in the 40's. Over a period of six months, I saw it 8 times. In the 70's, I happened to catch the last half of the movie on TV as part of a Late/Late Show so I know it's not lost. I don't think it ever came out on VHS but I search the data bases from time to time. I would love to have this movie. In it's time, I think it was one of the best and was enjoyed by both kids and adults.