Flame of the Islands (1956)The story of a café singer who buys a gambling casino and the men who fall in love with her. Director:Edward Ludwig |
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Rosalind Dee
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Doug Duryea
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Zachary Scott | ... |
Wade Evans
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Cyril Mace
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| Barbara O'Neil | ... |
Charmaine Duryea
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Kelly Rand
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Frieda Inescort | ... |
Evelyn Hammond
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Lester Matthews | ... |
Gus
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Donald Curtis | ... |
Johnny
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The story of a café singer who buys a gambling casino and the men who fall in love with her.
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 January 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(1860) (uncredited)
Music by William B. Bradbury
Lyrics by Anna B. Warner
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"Jesus Loves Me"(1860) (uncredited)
Music by William B. Bradbury
Lyrics by Anna B. Warner
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Flame of the Islands is usually described as a story of a woman and the men in her life, but the heart of the story is about three women: Rosalind Dee, (Yvonne de Carlo); the woman of whose husband she was supposedly mistress, (Frieda Inescort), and the mother of the boy she had loved as a teenager, (Barbara O'Neil). Rosalind is a good woman corrupted by a desire for revenge over the woman who had destroyed her chance for happiness by separating her from the boy she loved as a teenager, but her revenge, small as it is, redounds on people she has every wish not to hurt. That part of the story is fascinating, and one could wish that the story were used in a more substantial production. Unfortunately, the movie ends with a bit of cheap melodrama not related to that storyline. James Arness plays a lay preacher, and one can't help loving a movie with the line: "OK, boys, stand up. Sing "Jesus Loves Me."
The film has a fine score by Nelson Riddle, incorporating two songs sung by Yvonne de Carlo which are wry commentary on the plot.