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Director:
Edmund Goulding
Writers:
Edward Hope (story)
Claude Binyon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 March 1953 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
War-weary Captain Willoby and his men are the occupation force on an island of lovely women...and are forbidden to fraternize. full summary | add synopsis
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Well Ain't That Too Damned Bad more

Cast

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William Lundigan ... Capt. W.W. 'Bill' Willoby
Jane Greer ... Diana Forrester
Mitzi Gaynor ... Rozouila
David Wayne ... Lt. Carl G. Schmidt
Gloria DeHaven ... Angela Toland

Gene Lockhart ... Rev. Paul Edgett
Jack Paar ... Lt. Mike Sloan
Alvin Greenman ... Cpl. Kolta
Billy Gilbert ... King Jilouili
Henry Kulky ... First Sergeant Jones
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Friendly Island (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved (PCA #15195)

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Trivia:
Originally, this film was to be called "Friendly Island." more
Quotes:
Angela Toland: Rugged men on an island of beautiful women, with a fence between them. An intriguing situation.
Capt. Bill Willoby: Delightful.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "American Masters: Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'" (1997) more
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Well Ain't That Too Damned Bad, 2 May 2006
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Author: boblipton from New York City

Lots of behind the screen talent takes a whack at what seems to be an attempt to make something to compete with the success of Rodgers & Hammerstein's stage success of SOUTH PACIFIC, struggling with some unfortunately odd casting choices to produce a fitfully interesting, silly musical. We have Billy Gilbert and Mitzi Gaynor as Polynesians, William Lundigan and Jane Greer singing songs written by Harold Arlen and Ralph Blaine, and smirking Jack Paar as an army officer.

It's all an attempt to keep soldiers on Rest and Recreation on a delightful Polynesian island from fraternizing with the native girls, and Edmund Goulding fighting with a script by Claude Binyon -- whose writing talents were best expended on Abbott and Costello programmers -- to produce something interesting. The photography is the only part of the movie that can't be faulted: it's typical of the Fox musical style. It looks like it was planned for a Betty Grable musical but whatever her intended role was, it was recast. If you must watch this, see if you can spot Lee Marvin in the ensemble.

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